Can I change my mother board without rinstalling window 7s

[Swamimw]

Hello,can I change my motherboard without reinstalling windows 7?

 

[55Range]

Normally yes, especially for some boards which are quite similar. Or else you might have compatibilty problems-
Its advisable to re install win when using a new mobo, some chipset drivers have to be installed freshly on a new windows-

 

[verbalizer]

correct.
if the motherboard is the exact same then you do not have to re-install.
they have to be more than quite similar, they have to be the same,
well I think that the integrated video can be different so maybe the term extremely similar can work...

 

[daship]

It will cause trouble eventually. Dont do it. Even though you think it works you'll wonder why your new machine is giving problems.

 

[verbalizer]

Hello,can I change my motherboard without reinstalling windows 7?

are you having problems.?

 

[verbalizer]

It will cause trouble eventually. Dont do it. Even though you think it works you'll wonder why your new machine is giving problems.

depends.

 

[Swamimw]

Best answer selected by Swamimw.

 

[Swamimw]

Thanks,

I did the install without reloading everything. Both were AMD MB, one was two years old (HP ET1161-03), and the other a brand new ASUS M4A89GTD. It seems to work great! However, I did need itt o work ASAP. Over the holidays I may do a complete install.

Thanks again,

correct.
if the motherboard is the exact same then you do not have to re-install.
they have to be more than quite similar, they have to be the same,
well I think that the integrated video can be different so maybe the term extremely similar can work...

 

[55Range]

Enjoy