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12-10-2003, 09:12 PM
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Motherboard Upgrade with XP
I recently purchased an Abit IC7-G motherboard. I would like to keep my old desktop settings and tweaks. Is there a way
other than doing a clean install ? 
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12-11-2003, 02:04 AM
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boot from your xp cd and do a repair install see this link http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
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12-11-2003, 02:26 AM
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after you do that you may also need to load the drivers for the motherboard that are on the cd that came with the motherboard, if one did that is.
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12-11-2003, 03:22 AM
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norton ghost?
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12-11-2003, 07:41 AM
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XP MOBO CHANGEOUT
I have XP pro and just changed out my motherboard recently, and I just went into device manager and removed everything, shut it down and replaced the board and fired it up and it went quite well. I did have to reactivate windows though and even that went off without a hitch. The only thing I notice is several errors on boot now found in the event viewer under system but It doesn't seem to be affecting the system as it is running well and is stable..
EDIT: Problem with the repair install is that you have to do all the security updates and SP1 all over again and I did not want to do that, so I figured I would just give device manager a try, although I've even heard some just shut down, change out the board and let windows sort all the new hardware out. WinXP actually does a pretty good job at this sort of thing, not like win98 which sometimes turned into a total loss of everything and reformat and reinstall...
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12-11-2003, 08:12 AM
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Wrong thread, sorry.
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12-11-2003, 08:12 AM
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The repair install is still the way to go... and besides, the system may not even be bootable after the board swap leaving you little choice.
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12-11-2003, 08:34 AM
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just a thought here:
I upgraded both the motherboard and the cpu and had xp-pro after the change it boot up just fine, detected the hardware changes and install the drivers for the new stuff. it went very smoth and no problems of any kind. I did not have to repaire or reinstall anything, except for the drivers for the new motherboard and that went very smoth also. |
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12-11-2003, 09:13 AM
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as bailey points out some times you just change the board and xp dose the rest other times you change the board and you cant get in to windows or you get stuck in a boot loop then you have to do the repair instal as for the service pks and updates i save them on a cd every time i download them this makes a repair no problam
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