Re: Are motherboard upgrades "plug & play" with XP?

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From: Marko (Marko_at_mmct.net)
Date: 11/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:07:12 -0500

If you help MS preview XP64 do you get a discount on the final version?

Alex Nichol wrote:
> DD wrote:
>
>
>>I plan to upgrade my motherboard from a Dell XPS 4100 Intel board, to an MSI
>>board with the Athlon 64 bit processor.
>>
>>When I swap this out, will Windows XP Pro change the hardware drivers
>>smoothly, allowing me to keep all of my Windows settings and service packs
>>without re-install?
>
>
> No. And I don't think I would trust that even to the usual repair
> reinstall. The 64 bit board will need its own drivers. And I would
> wait for the proper 64 bit version of XP to be available - it is
> currently in a late Beta you can get as 'preview'
>
> 

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