Re: upgrade to new machine

Johannes Kantelberg wrote:

I would be grateful for advice on the following:

I built a PC in 2001 for my own use and installed XP Pro OEM on it.
Have since installed SP2 plus all the subsequent patches.

Im now building a completely new machine with a new modern style
motherboard, video card, Core 2 Duo CPU etc.

I know that I cant just port my old hard disk with the old XP on it
to the new machine because of the OEM licensing rules. So my plan is
to buy a new copy of XP Pro OEM, put my old hard disk in the new
machine and do a Repair Install from the new OEM CD. Is it correct to
assume that during such an install my old XP will simply be wiped
from the HD while all my applications will be kept intact and I wil
be able to reactivate the new system successfully?



When you change motherboards, you almost certainly have to do at least a
repair installation (unless the new one and the old one are identical). See
"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install" at
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

That usually works, but be aware that it's possible that that won't be
sufficient, and you'll have to start all over again with a clean
reinstallation and reinstallation of all your software.

Just in case you end up having to do a clean reinstallation, be sure you
have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before changing any
hardware.

Reactivating shouldn't be a problem.


I really dont want to re-install all my applications from scratch.


Bear in mind that, regardless of what you want to do, having to do so is a
distinct possibility.

The restriction against moving an OEM version to a new computer is a severe
one, and that's the reason I almost always recommend buying an Upgrade
version (which usually costs only slightly more than an OEM one) instead.
You might want to consider that this time instead of buying a second OEM
version.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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