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Install of New MOBO and CPU
I am running Windows XP pro and am about to upgrade with a new motherboard
and cpu. Do I do a repair install when I turn it on, and if so, how. Any suggestions would be helpfull. |
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Install of New MOBO and CPU
After a motherboard replacement, a Repair Installation is normally
required to properly detect the new hardwa http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Georg" wrote in message . .. I am running Windows XP pro and am about to upgrade with a new motherboard and cpu. Do I do a repair install when I turn it on, and if so, how. Any suggestions would be helpfull. |
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Install of New MOBO and CPU
Greetings --
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 As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any important data before starting. This will also 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 "Georg" wrote in message . .. I am running Windows XP pro and am about to upgrade with a new motherboard and cpu. Do I do a repair install when I turn it on, and if so, how. Any suggestions would be helpfull. |
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