Re: change of mother booard

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MK wrote:
> When I change a new motherboard, I notice that that Windows XP have to
> reinstall. But some of my friend said no need. If so, how to avoid
> reinstall ?

You must perform at least a repair install so that XP can recognize the new MB and create a new hardware profile. See the following link for the step by step instructions.

How Do I Do a "Repair Installation"?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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