Motherboard replacement with XP

[Charles Dunne]

I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
reinstall XP?

[Gary Tsang]

After you replace your motherboard, stick in your Windows XP CD into your
cd-rom drive and boot off of it, and then perform a "repair installation" on
your Windows XP.


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Gary Tsang


"Charles Dunne" > wrote in message
...
> I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
> avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
> a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
> reinstall XP?

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the old one
(same chipset, IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), you'll need
to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the
very least, if you want to use your original hard drive and
installation:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

This may also require re-activation. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


Bruce Chambers

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"Charles Dunne" > wrote in message
...
> I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
> avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
> a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
> reinstall XP?

[Kadaitcha Man]

Charles Dunne wrote:
> I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
> avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
> a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
> reinstall XP?


If the replacement MB is the same make and model as the old one, then XP
will be none the wiser in terms of drivers and support for your peripherals,
but depending on the components that are built-in to the MB, the change may
trigger a reactivation. If the MB is fundamentally different, then you may
have to do a repair install.

Read these articles:

http://kadaitcha.ath.cx/articles/activation.aspx

http://kadaitcha.ath.cx/xp_how_to.aspx#h
"How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation)"

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[David B.]

A different method I use at work when upgrading a motherboard with XP or Win2k to save the time of doing a reload;

You need a promise or similar PCI IDE controller. Install the controller in the PC, boot the OS and install the drivers, shut the
machine down and plug the bootable drive in the the PCI IDE controller and fire it up to make sure it boots.
Swap the MB and include the PCI IDE controller and make sure the boot drive is plugged into it. After all motherboard drivers are
installed you can plug your boot drive into the MB controller and it should fire with no problems.

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"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message ...
> Greetings --
>
> Unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the old one
> (same chipset, IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), you'll need
> to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the
> very least, if you want to use your original hard drive and
> installation:
>
> How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
>
> This may also require re-activation. If it's been more than 120
> days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
> likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's
> been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Charles Dunne" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
> > avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
> > a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
> > reinstall XP?
>
>

[Michael Stevens]

Charles Dunne wrote:
> I had a motherboard replacement go bad on me and I want to
> avoid the same thing happening with this system. Is there
> a reliable way to swap motherboards without having to
> reinstall XP?

The link below deals with moving XP to new hardware.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Move XP to new hardware.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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