Re: How-do: Re-installing XP w/new motherboard
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 04/14/04
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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:35:13 -0600
Greetings --
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other WinXP installation was
originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place
upgrade) installation, at the very least:
How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.
This will also require re-activation, unless you have a Volume
Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "Will" <willca2ny@aol.com> wrote in message news:1c0a801c4214f$10481930$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Can anyone help me with re-installing XP Pro? The > situation is this: > * New motherboard but with used 20gig HD. > * The HD already has XP Pro installed on it. > * When trying to boot up, computer does not find a MBR. I > can only assume this is Master Boot Record. How can that > be? XP is already on the HD. > * I've tried to re-install a fresh copy but haven't been > successful. > * Setup gets to the point of listing the partitions on the > HD and only shows one partition of 7.8gig. How can that > be? The HD is 20gig. > * Checked the BIOS; the BIOS sees all 20gig. > * I try to delete the partitionduring setup; that seems to > work; NOT! > * Setup tries to reformat the 7.8gig it does see > available. BTW, I can't change this value; it won't allow > me to. It goes through the process only to show at the > end "unable to format HD" or something like that. I know > this HD is good because it works in the original computer. > > It's been off and on for two weeks now. I'm just about > ready to give this thing the 'ol heeve ho out the window > of my 10th floor apartment. Look out below!!!!! > > Thanks in advance, > Will
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