upgrading my motherboard

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i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same processor, and
v card, and all other hardware, will this be a problem, will i get the blue
screen and have to reload windows

 

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In news:01419353-B0DC-4BC5-8F1D-13D0043AD4C2@microsoft.com,
tfude@charter.net <tfude@charter.net@discussions.microsoft.com>
typed:

> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same
> processor, and v card, and all other hardware, will this be a
> problem, will i get the blue screen and have to reload windows


You will almost certainly have to do at least a repair
installation of Windows XP. Worst case, you'll have to do a
complete clean reinstallation.

Also, is your version of Windows XP retail or OEM? If it's OEM,
there may be a licensing issue. The OEM license restricts it the
first computer it's installed and it can never legally be moved
to another computer. What makes it the same or a different
computer is not clearly spelled out, but lots of people consider
that changing the motherboard makes it a different computer.

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mine is a home built pc, which i purchased an oem copy of xp to install on it,

"tfude@charter.net" wrote:

> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same processor, and
> v card, and all other hardware, will this be a problem, will i get the blue
> screen and have to reload windows

 

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tfude@charter.net wrote:
> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same processor, and
> v card, and all other hardware, will this be a problem, will i get the blue
> screen and have to reload windows


Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations 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

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it,
is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any
old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it
"tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

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.



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tfude@charter.net wrote:
> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same
> processor, and v card, and all other hardware, will this be a
> problem, will i get the blue screen and have to reload windows


You'll need to do a repair install of XP upon initial bootup with the new
motherboard.
Do NOT let your system boot into windows on the first boot with the new
motherboard, go into your bios , change it to boot from cd, boot from the XP
cd, point to your XP installation, and choose to repair it.

I would also backup any important data files you cannot afford to lose, just
in case something goes wrong.

It also wouldn't hurt to remove your old motherboard drivers in device
manager before powering it down for the last time...

I have replaced 3 motherboards successfully using the repair install.





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Don Burnette

"When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
way of the man that's doing it."

 

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thank you i will do it that way

"Don Burnette" wrote:

> tfude@charter.net wrote:
> > i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same
> > processor, and v card, and all other hardware, will this be a
> > problem, will i get the blue screen and have to reload windows
>
>
> You'll need to do a repair install of XP upon initial bootup with the new
> motherboard.
> Do NOT let your system boot into windows on the first boot with the new
> motherboard, go into your bios , change it to boot from cd, boot from the XP
> cd, point to your XP installation, and choose to repair it.
>
> I would also backup any important data files you cannot afford to lose, just
> in case something goes wrong.
>
> It also wouldn't hurt to remove your old motherboard drivers in device
> manager before powering it down for the last time...
>
> I have replaced 3 motherboards successfully using the repair install.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Don Burnette
>
> "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
> way of the man that's doing it."
>
>
>

 

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If the OEM CD is Windows XP + SP2 you will likely not be able to install it
on another PC which is what you will have with a new mother board and
chipset. If it is XP or XP + SP1 you may be able to continue using it by
using a key changer and then add SP2.
It would be sensible to call Microsoft beforehand to find out.

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"terry7592" <terry7592@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8103D4F0-8093-4CF8-88EA-FDFAE0FE13D7@microsoft.com...
> mine is a home built pc, which i purchased an oem copy of xp to install on
> it,
>
> "tfude@charter.net" wrote:
>
>> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same processor,
>> and
>> v card, and all other hardware, will this be a problem, will i get the
>> blue
>> screen and have to reload windows

 

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In news:01419353-B0DC-4BC5-8F1D-13D0043AD4C2@microsoft.com,
tfude@charter.net <tfude@charter.net@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with
a ;-)
> i want to change my m/b to one with DDR, i will keep the same
> processor, and v card, and all other hardware, will this be a
> problem, will i get the blue screen and have to reload windows

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