Re: installing new motherboard

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From: Nathan McNulty (gmail_at_nathanmcnulty.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:26:51 -0800

If you install a new motherboard and CPU, Windows will not automatically
recognize it and be able to boot. You are going to need to do a repair
installation. Boot off your Windows XP CD, choose Install, setup will
find the existing installation, press R to repair it, then you should be
fine. It most likely will make you reactivate which may be a problem if
your copy of XP is an OEM copy (like from Dell, HP, etc).

Good luck :)

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Nathan McNulty
Swap gmail with name for email :)

syd4444 wrote:
> If I install a new motherboard and cpu, will windows xp recognise it or will
> I have to re-install windows xp.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Syd

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