Re: Hardware Ugrade
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 08:49:22 -0600
dre1x wrote:
I hope somebody knows the real answer here. I have an older HP Vectra/P3-500Mhz processor running XP Home SP2. I want to upgrade the processor and motherboard and keep the original hard-drive and operating system. Will this work or will the OS see this as a different computer and not start? Or if it does not start and I re-install the OS, will i be able to register it? Will I need a new OS? Thanks for any help
Dave
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations 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.
This will also probably 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.
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