Re: new mo-board and cpu

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

You should do a Repair Installation to ensure all the new hardware is
correctly configured.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

All other applications should work correctly (but you won't forget to back
important stuff up will you?) and you will have to activate again.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Joseph Morrow" <jmorrow7@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:QrOdnS_XpaZ4TALfRVn-rw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I bought a new motherboard and cpu.
> I want to swap the mobo and cpu out.
> Everything else remains the same.
> If I do this will Windows XP boot up?
> Or, do I have to do a clean install?
>
> Joe
>
>
>



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