motherboard upgrade.

mike2h · May 21, 2003, 09:58 PM

whenever i have upgaded my motherboard before i always did a clean install of windows. one of the main reasons i did this is win would usually freak out over the new hardware. now xp is much more stable & is much better with hardware upgrades. my question is, can you swap a motherboard out without having to do a clean reinstall with xp? and not have any 'issues'.

Vampyromaniac · May 21, 2003, 11:09 PM

but I'd suggest you not bother trying that, and just do the re-install

mike2h · May 21, 2003, 11:21 PM

kinda what i thought. i have everything customised & set up perfectly. got everything running stable & problem free. just do not want to go through all that again.

SirVicente · May 21, 2003, 11:33 PM

Try a "ghost" :? or maybe there is a tool for doing that at the Xp...dunno :?

mike2h · May 21, 2003, 11:38 PM

actually that is what i am hoping for. some sort of prog that will allow me to transfer al my cutomisations & settings. i think there is something built into xp that allows you to transfer settings & such, just not sure how complete it is. or where it is at.

eyeguy616 · May 22, 2003, 12:45 AM

You could try dumping the new hardware on your existing WinXP setup, just be sure to give it time to recognize everything it can and provide as much of the drivers as you can. I used to do that with a harddrive I'd setup at home to take with me to somebody's house for a backup just in case his system would crap on him when doing some hardware/software diagnosing. Windows will recognize stuff right away, but it'll end up a little less stable in the long run.
Oh, and if you had to "activate" your copy, you're screwed; you'll have to re-install or face re-activation or something.... I never had to activate mine, so no worries for me!

~eyeguy616

mike2h · May 22, 2003, 01:05 AM

reactivatoin is not an issue. stability is. maybe i need to rethink this..

PangingJr · May 22, 2003, 02:43 AM

never done it myself, but i'm sure this will help you...
changing motherboards & keeping windows
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/inst...oard/winxp.htm

mike2h · May 22, 2003, 03:44 AM

thx for the hookup! just the kinda thing i was looking for.

May 21, 2003, 09:58 PM	#1
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	motherboard upgrade. whenever i have upgaded my motherboard before i always did a clean install of windows. one of the main reasons i did this is win would usually freak out over the new hardware. now xp is much more stable & is much better with hardware upgrades. my question is, can you swap a motherboard out without having to do a clean reinstall with xp? and not have any 'issues'.

May 21, 2003, 11:09 PM	#2
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	if you're very lucky . . . but I'd suggest you not bother trying that, and just do the re-install __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

May 21, 2003, 11:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	kinda what i thought. i have everything customised & set up perfectly. got everything running stable & problem free. just do not want to go through all that again. __________________

May 21, 2003, 11:38 PM	Thread Starter #5
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	actually that is what i am hoping for. some sort of prog that will allow me to transfer al my cutomisations & settings. i think there is something built into xp that allows you to transfer settings & such, just not sure how complete it is. or where it is at. __________________

May 22, 2003, 01:05 AM	Thread Starter #7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	reactivatoin is not an issue. stability is. maybe i need to rethink this.. __________________

May 21, 2003, 11:33 PM	#4
SirVicente DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Try a "ghost" :? or maybe there is a tool for doing that at the Xp...dunno :?

May 22, 2003, 12:45 AM	#6
eyeguy616 ZZzzzzzzzzzz........... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 324 Rep Power: 0	You could try dumping the new hardware on your existing WinXP setup, just be sure to give it time to recognize everything it can and provide as much of the drivers as you can. I used to do that with a harddrive I'd setup at home to take with me to somebody's house for a backup just in case his system would crap on him when doing some hardware/software diagnosing. Windows will recognize stuff right away, but it'll end up a little less stable in the long run. Oh, and if you had to "activate" your copy, you're screwed; you'll have to re-install or face re-activation or something.... I never had to activate mine, so no worries for me! ~eyeguy616

May 22, 2003, 02:43 AM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	never done it myself, but i'm sure this will help you... changing motherboards & keeping windows http://www.windowsreinstall.com/inst...oard/winxp.htm

May 22, 2003, 03:44 AM	Thread Starter #9
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	panging thx for the hookup! just the kinda thing i was looking for. __________________