Motherboard replacement

[Tom]

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I have a customers computer that has a bad motherboard.
When I replaced it with a good one the system won't boot
because of the hardware difference. How can I work around
this without reloading the software and loosing his data?
Thanks for the help. Tom

 

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Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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"Tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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|I have a customers computer that has a bad motherboard.
| When I replaced it with a good one the system won't boot
| because of the hardware difference. How can I work around
| this without reloading the software and loosing his data?
| Thanks for the help. Tom

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Hello

Well you made the first mistake but just trying to install
a new board will not work. Your first plan of action was
to back up your important data, Anyway you can do a repair
install but you may have some problems and in the end you
may have to just reload windows and all your software. Let this
be a lesson learned.


Do a repair install
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341



Alvin


Tom wrote:

> I have a customers computer that has a bad motherboard.
> When I replaced it with a good one the system won't boot
> because of the hardware difference. How can I work around
> this without reloading the software and loosing his data?
> Thanks for the help. Tom

 

[Guest]

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Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
_before_ starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the 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.


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"Tom" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:092801c46e68$ff34efd0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a customers computer that has a bad motherboard.
> When I replaced it with a good one the system won't boot
> because of the hardware difference. How can I work around
> this without reloading the software and loosing his data?
> Thanks for the help. Tom