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You can buy another D845GBV or GBVL mobo and should be able
to just swap hardware and it should boot up. If you upgrade
the mobo to a newer chipset such as the 865/875 you would
need to do a repair install.
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"M.P.Mohan" <mpmohan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23XUa$2dnEHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Hi,
|
| Thanks for the quick response. I would like to clarify
that mine is a
| single-user, OEM Home Xp version (with XpCD, not recovery
or any other CD)
| but on an assembled system that has Intel 845GBV MB. First
installation date
| is nearly 2 years and has never been re-installed.
|
| mpm
| "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in
message
| news:uxpGSrdnEHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > M.P.Mohan wrote:
| > > Hi,
| > >
| > > My boxed Intel MB has become defective and is being
replaced. Would
| > > appreciate any advise regarding the replacement of the
MB, while
| > > keeping my Xp Licence valid and the installed programs
intact.
| > >
| > > TIA.
| > >
| > > mpm
| >
| >
| > 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 probably 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
| >
| >
| >
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