whole computer changed,except harddrive,how to reset windows?

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Hi,as you can see from my subject,i've changed my whole computer except my
harddrive.I want to keep the same windows,so what should i do to reset
windows settings so i can install the new drivers and be able to continue to
use the windows.
The following solutions are NOT acceptable:
reinstall,clean install,repair

So, if someone has any ideea of how this can be done (the reset issue)
please let me know.
Big thx to all
 
Hi,as you can see from my subject,i've changed my whole computer except my
harddrive.I want to keep the same windows,so what should i do to reset
windows settings so i can install the new drivers and be able to continue to
use the windows.
The following solutions are NOT acceptable:
reinstall,clean install,repair
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Sorry for you then - if you can't do a "Repair/Reinstall" then you're
SOL.

Maybe you could explain why a "Repair/reinstall" is not acceptable - it
takes about 40 minutes and nothing seems broken on any of the systems
I've done it on.
 
Nothing. If you are unable to accept the option of a Repair Installation,
then XP will not start. Perhaps you should have considered this before you
changed hardware.
 
Since you eliminated all the software based options, you're only option
is to return the hardware configuration back to the one you had before.
 
Cry said:
Hi,as you can see from my subject,i've changed my whole computer except my
harddrive.I want to keep the same windows,so what should i do to reset
windows settings so i can install the new drivers and be able to continue
to
use the windows.
The following solutions are NOT acceptable:
reinstall,clean install,repair

So, if someone has any ideea of how this can be done (the reset issue)
please let me know.
Big thx to all
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You have eliminated all the possibilities except the very slim chance that
Windows boots with the old configuration and finds all the new hardware
automatically. If the motherboards use the same or at least the same
manufacturer chipset sometimes you get lucky and this works. It is unlikely.

If the reason for avoiding a repair install is because you have an OEM
version of Windows with a factory restore partition or CD/DVD set then it
probably won't matter what you do. Most of the large OEMs that use this
method have modified Windows so it will only run on their motherboards.

Kerry
 
Buy the operating system. That IS an option!
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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
If you have spent that much on your computer, why are you resisting changing
"Windows"? If your worried about personal documents ie files, back them up or
copy to removable media.
 
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