Upgrading Processor and m/board with Win XP Pro

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I have a retail version of Win XP Pro. Next week I'm getting a new processor
and changing the motherboard. Will Windows carry on working as before or
will I need to re-install?

It's been more than 120 days since last activation so that won't be an
issue.

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If the motherboard is not exactly like the old one (same brand, same
chipset) you will have to do a repair install of windows or you will get
nothing but a "Blue Screen STOP Errot on boot-up.

"Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> "Brian Wescombe" <b.wescombeSODOFF@ntlworldSPAM.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a retail version of Win XP Pro. Next week I'm getting a new
>>processor and changing the motherboard. Will Windows carry on working as
>>before or will I need to re-install?
>>
>> It's been more than 120 days since last activation so that won't be an
>> issue.
>>
>>
>
> Since it is retail, you *should* not have any problem. You can change as
> many, and any parts you want. there still may be a chance that you'll have
> to phone MS.
>

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ok ,thanks. I definitely have a Retail upgrade version of XP Pro, and it was
last activated in September, well over 120 days ago.
I have an image of the CD on my hard drive so I can do an Upgrade re-install
from there.

Thanks again

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Brian Wescombe wrote:
>> I have a retail version of Win XP Pro. Next week I'm getting a new
>> processor and changing the motherboard. Will Windows carry on working as
>> before or will I need to re-install?
>>
>> It's been more than 120 days since last activation so that won't be an
>> issue.
>>
>>
>
>
> 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/direc [...] 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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