Cany someone tell me why?

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From: Kawipoo (xxx_at_xxx.xom)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:00:50 -1000

With windows 9x you could move a hard drive from one computer to another and
not have any problems with the operating system finding the chipset and
loading the drivers.
With Windows NT, 2000 and XP you end up with a blue screen. Has anybody
tried this suggestion as does it work?
Changing motherboards without reinstalling Win XP

One tip I have come up with resolves Windows XP's inability to allow for a
motherboard change without reinstalling. There is a way around this. Before
you change the motherboard go into device manager and change the IDE
ATA/ATAPI controllers to "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". You do
this by going to update driver and then selecting "Don't Search. I will
choose the driver to install." Then select the "Standard....Controller."

After you have changed the controller, shut down the PC and change the
motherboard. You should now be able to boot without the blue screen. Now
load the new motherboard drivers including the new IDE controller driver.
This is useful for people who use removable drives or people who need to
upgrade their motherboard.

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