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In case it's of help to others....
I recently posted asking for for guidance on XP Pro issues when
replacing the motherboard and processor in my machine. Several people
helped, and I duly followed their advice with backups, file system
transfer etc. I was also warned I would have to do an in place upgrade
when I rebooted.
The reality was much smoother. I rebuilt the pc, sorted out the bios
and then rebooted. Everything worked straight away, despite my having
different chipsets on the MB. Windows detected everything, picked the
drivers off my MB installation disk and away I went.
A minor hassle was having to reassign network addresses before I could
get back on the internet - but here I am.
Just thought I'd post this to give heart to others in the same
palm-sweating situation...
Pete
In case it's of help to others....
I recently posted asking for for guidance on XP Pro issues when
replacing the motherboard and processor in my machine. Several people
helped, and I duly followed their advice with backups, file system
transfer etc. I was also warned I would have to do an in place upgrade
when I rebooted.
The reality was much smoother. I rebuilt the pc, sorted out the bios
and then rebooted. Everything worked straight away, despite my having
different chipsets on the MB. Windows detected everything, picked the
drivers off my MB installation disk and away I went.
A minor hassle was having to reassign network addresses before I could
get back on the internet - but here I am.
Just thought I'd post this to give heart to others in the same
palm-sweating situation...
Pete