Re: Replacing motherboard
- From: Anthony W <technojock@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:06:45 GMT
This was not an OEM copy of XP, it's an upgrade copy of XP Pro from WinME. I built the original computer for the client shortly before the release of XP and did a reinstall of XP with a new hard disk for them a bit over a year ago.
It's a good thing I backed it up well as the repair install f"ed it up good. I've never had a problem reactivating a reinstall of XP upgrade but this could be the first time (hope not...)
The client was over due for a faster machine but wouldn't have replaced it if the old motherboard hadn't failed. Actually the power supply blew and took the motherboard with it and it seems to have taken one of the optical drives too but this is OT for this group...
Tony
Bruce Chambers wrote:
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM installations are BIOS-locked to a specific motherboard chipset and therefore 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
Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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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