Replacing Motherboard and CPU

[joey3590]

If I were to change/replace my motherboard and cpu, would I need to uninstall some drivers? Will my computer still have windows 8 and etc?. Please list the things that I should expect if I were to change the motherboard and cpu.

 

[Deemo13]

Usually when replacing a motherboard with an OEM install of Windows, it would need a reinstall of that operating system. Sometimes you can get away with re-using the operating system by calling the phone number and getting a code, but you run into the risk of having problems in the future.

 

[Tradesman1]

Easiest is just plug in the drive to the new rig, let Win make adjustments, then load the latest drivers for your new mobo, uninstall drivers from old, run a good registry cleaner and go through the activation of Win via the internet which will have you call a computer and go through that, it's relatively painless