Re: New mobo/cpu old hard drive - best way?

From: Happy Camper (dcwhiteman_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:23:50 -0500

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
news:uzFXC$t7EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Happy Camper wrote:
> > I am getting a new case, cpu, mobo and memory for my wife. I am putting
her
> > hard drives, video card, sound card etc into that. What is the best way
to
> > do this without having to reinstall and potential lose files and lots of
> > time? Appreciate any helpful hints or links. TIA
> >
> > HC
> >
> >
>
>
> 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/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;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.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
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Bruce,

    It is an OEM version. Can I do the repair with a XP Upgrade disc or do I
need the full version?

HC

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