Re: Replacing a motherboard (?)

Replacing your motherboard with an exact model would
not cause any adverse affects to occur with your current
Windows XP installation....no "Repair Install" would be required.
Make sure the BIOS settings are the same.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Michael 23" wrote:

| thanks for the links - this looks like the info I needed...
|
| one question remains: If I did manage to find another mobo of the exact
| same make and model, would I have to do anything at all?
|
| I was assuming not, but maybe I am missing something?
|
| thanks again

.

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