reinstallation

#1 March 21st 05, 09:09 PM

If I had to send away for a new processor and motherboard...same make and
model, and I want to reformatt my hard drive and reinstall windows, am I
going to have a problem reauthorizing windows xp. Is it going to think its a
different computer...everything else the same? maybe the addition of a dvd
burner.

I have done a "fixing" reinstall of weindows, but his will be my first
reformatt and "fresh" install.

thankx

#2 March 21st 05, 09:45 PM

Nope.

Just reinstall it and follow the prompts to Activate. At the most you'll
have to call an 800 number and tell them you replaced mobo and cpu - no big
deal.

"Stazi" wrote in message
...
If I had to send away for a new processor and motherboard...same make and
model, and I want to reformatt my hard drive and reinstall windows, am I
going to have a problem reauthorizing windows xp. Is it going to think
its a
different computer...everything else the same? maybe the addition of a
dvd
burner.

I have done a "fixing" reinstall of weindows, but his will be my first
reformatt and "fresh" install.

thankx

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