Re: New motherboard, CPU and vid card

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

The most secure way is to perform a repair/install of the operating system.
This preserves all of your current settings and programs. When you do this,
the very first thing you will want to do is install ALL motherboard drivers
that were supplied on the CD that came with the M/B.

The next thing is to re-install SP2 for Windows XP. Then you want to get all
indicated updates from the Windows Update web site.

Time using a high speed connection is about 1 hour.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

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"msnews.microsoft.com" <fogetabowdit@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e3QBryBJGHA.140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm installing a new M/B, CPU and vid card.
>
> I have Win XP Pro, SP-2 loaded on the old hardware fairly fresh, only the
> modem and the AGP was installed so it's close to fresh.
>
> I'm looking to uninstall the system, AGP and modem, install the new
> hardware
> and let XP detect it without having to reinstall XP (actually d/l SP-2
> again
> via dial-up).
>
> What's the best way to cause XP to lose it's memory about the old
> hardware?
>
> Uninstall all drivers in Add/Remove then remove the devices from Device
> Manager or is there a Reg. key as I remember in 98 SE that by deleting
> would
> be the way to go?
>
> Thanks,
> MJ
>
>


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