Re: XP Won't boot after chip & MB upgrade.

From: Hermes (hermes_at_messenger.net)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:20:05 -0500

Before the MVP (M$ Victim Poster) Hermes responded, Bruce Chambers typed:

> Greetings --
>
> Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
> transferable to a new motherboard), 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/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;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

Bruce forgot to include these helpful links:
http://microscum.com/mmpafaq/
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq/ 

-- 
hermes
DRM sux!  Treacherous Computing kills our virtual civil liberties!
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: serial number
    ... Bruce Chambers wrote: ... > installation) is stored on the CD packaging on a bright orange sticker ... > installed) license, it's stored on a label that the PC manufacturer ... > To recover a lost Product Key: ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.setup)
  • Re: Purchasing XP but installing 2000
    ... Or you can have freedom. ... > "Bruce Chambers" wrote in message ... >> machines With an OEM Win2K installation on a weekly basis. ... >> provide for downgrading of the license to an earlier version of ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: New mobo/cpu old hard drive - best way?
    ... and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations ... > one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, ... > picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch ... > Bruce Chambers ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: XP Pro on two home machines?
    ... Before the MVP Hermes responded, Bruce Chambers typed: ... "You must purchase a separate license for each machine..." ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: inf o about License
    ... An OEM license, once installed, is not legally ... Bruce Chambers ... >I need to Know if I buy a PC with WIndows XP Home License and I chage ... >the OS with Windows 2000 Pro, is the License of Windows XP Home ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Loading