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New motherboard with existing install
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I have an existing XP installation that I'd like to migrate to a new motherboard; that is, I'd like to just move the hard drive over without having to reinstall everything. It's a big change - different chipset, different CPU manufacturer. This was pretty easy under 98 by removing the enum registry entries, but from what I've read won't work on 2k / XP. Is there a reliable way to do this? Thanks Rob |
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New motherboard with existing install
You will most likely need to perform a Repair Installation to properly
detect the new hardwa http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "R Murphy" wrote in message ... Hi I have an existing XP installation that I'd like to migrate to a new motherboard; that is, I'd like to just move the hard drive over without having to reinstall everything. It's a big change - different chipset, different CPU manufacturer. This was pretty easy under 98 by removing the enum registry entries, but from what I've read won't work on 2k / XP. Is there a reliable way to do this? Thanks Rob |
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New motherboard with existing install
get it a try , just put your drive into the new computer.
i have done it with a few different drives running XP, though your correct about win2k, it will blue screen you quick. |
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See Also:
Moving disks http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...b_cnc_ykyz.asp http://www.michna.com/kb/WxMove.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...d/default.mspx http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;nl;314070 "R Murphy" wrote in message ... Hi I have an existing XP installation that I'd like to migrate to a new motherboard; that is, I'd like to just move the hard drive over without having to reinstall everything. It's a big change - different chipset, different CPU manufacturer. This was pretty easy under 98 by removing the enum registry entries, but from what I've read won't work on 2k / XP. Is there a reliable way to do this? Thanks Rob |
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New motherboard with existing install
R Murphy wrote:
Hi I have an existing XP installation that I'd like to migrate to a new motherboard; that is, I'd like to just move the hard drive over without having to reinstall everything. It's a big change - different chipset, different CPU manufacturer. This was pretty easy under 98 by removing the enum registry entries, but from what I've read won't work on 2k / XP. Is there a reliable way to do this? Thanks Rob Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the very least: How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/directo...;EN-US;Q315341 The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable than the Win9x group. As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any important data before starting. This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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 |
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