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No guarantee, but 99.99% sure that you not have a running XP system. The reasons will be clear after reading on.
Repair Install to SET XP to New Motherboard
1. Do Not BOOT into Windows XP on first boot after Motherboard or Hard Drive change!
2. If booting from CD is not an option, return to BIOS and make sure booting from CD is the first boot option. Booting into Windows is only an option when you do a direct replacement of the Motherboard.
2. If your new MOBO does not support booting from the CD, check your OEM or Motherboard makers web site for updated BIOS.
3. Perform a Repair Install by following the step by step below.
a] When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below: as you see them during the installk process:
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows XP to run on your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. You get a second prompt to Repair XP.
b] Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
c] Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and at this time press R to start the repair.
d] Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears.
e] Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
Blaster worm warning: Do not immediately activate over the internet when asked, enable the XP firewall before connecting to the internet. You can activate after the firewall is enabled. Control Panel - Network Connections. Right click the connection you use, Properties, and there is a check box on the advanced page.
Reapply updates or service packs applied since initial Windows XP installation. Please note that a Repair Install from the Original install XP CD will remove SP1 and SP1 will need to be reapplied if you don't have it.
Activation
What happens when you change a motherboard or move a hard drive depends on the accumulated changes made within a 120 day period since initial activation. As a precaution the windows\system32\WPA.DBL and WPA.DBL should be copied to a floppy before doing a repair install.
It also depends on the version of Windows XP intended for the move.
Retail versions of XP
1. Retail versions of XP can be moved from and reinstalled as many times as you want as long as it is in compliance with the EULA. You may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Software on a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device ("Workstation Computer")
OEM versions of XP
1. OEM versions of XP preinstalled on systems according to the OEM EULA cannot be transferred to another computer. This is defined in the EULA.
2. OEM versions sold with a piece of hardware are thought to be tied to the original computer it is installed on.
"Rod Vieritz" wrote:
> I am wanting to upgrade my cpu and motherboard and need
> to find out whether I will need to re-install my os, (xp
> home), or if I can just continue using the same hard
> drive with all my info. Will it boot up as usual. Any
> help appreciated. Thx
>
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