Re: Rebuilding Machine



On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:37:01 -0800, Al <Al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hey all, just a quick question if someone can help me out.

If I instal a new motherboard, cpu and ram, will I have to reinstal windows
from scratch onto a blank hard drive?


Usually not. Almost always you need to at least a repair installation
in that circumstance. It happens rarely, but sometime the repair
installation isn't sufficient and you need a clean reinstallation.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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