Re: Upgrading Mobo/CPU

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:27:23 -0600

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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"Stever" wrote:
| I'm about to do something I've never done before and am hoping to get some
| feedback on what to expect.  I've upgraded components before, upgraded and
| installed OSes from scratch, and done all kinds of others things, but I've
| never done this:  upgrade the mobo and CPU in my existing XP Pro box.
| 
| Current Config:
| - AMD XP2400+
| - ASUS mobo
| - Win XP Pro SP 1 (all patched)
| - 160GB HD (c: 20GB [OS], d: 140GB [apps/files])
| 
| When I swap the mobo and CPU and then plug everything back in, what's going
| to happen?  I've been told I'll have to reinstall the OS, and that's fine.
| I've been wanting to reinstall the OS clean anyway, so it's not a big deal.
| I'm trying to understand the order of things as they'll play out.
| 
| After I replace the mobo and CPU and plug everything back in, when I boot
| up, will the machine boot on the existing OS or immediately force a
| reinstall?  Should I boot off the XP CD at first boot, wipe the c: partition
| and reinstall the OS and not even let the machine try to boot from the HD?
| 
| Oh, one more thing...  I'd appreciate confirmation that swapping the mobo
| and CPU won't force me to reformat the entire hard drive, as I don't want to
| have to backup the entire d: partition.  Like 'normal' OS reinstalls, I'd
| like to just wipe the c: part and reinstall the OS without touching or
| otherwise disrupting the d: part.
| 
| I'd appreciate any feedback or links that might help me understand what to
| expect, and any suggestions on how to go about the process without making a
| mess of things.
| 
| Thanks much!!!
| -Stever

Relevant Pages

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  • Re: Replace Mobo in XP??
    ... >>chipset and Athlon and the other an Intel chipset and an Intel CPU. ... >>may be manipulated before attempting a boot on the new mobo. ... impeaches itself early on with "Since the repair install in my opinion is an ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Motherboard died - can I transfer my OEM MCE license?
    ... I agree it would be a violation of the licence agreement, but technically, I believe it can be done in small volume. ... Then install both PCs with the same OS and key and activated the OS. ... So if your MOBO failed then the Product Key you have can not be used again unless it is used for a MOBO replacement with the same make/model MOBO. ... since 3 years of updates just took forever to reinstall. ...
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  • Re: how do you re-activate XP after mobo swap?
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