Upgrading A Motherboard Without Reinstalling

Sidney · 11th May 2005, 18:49

Sadly, with the constant pace of change in the processor and chipset markets, motherboards become outdated very quickly when it comes to upgrade options. You can upgrade a processor or add a new memory module without causing so much as a blip from Windows XP, but a new motherboard can and will cause XP to stop booting altogether. Many have tried, and many have been greeted with the cold gasp of the Blue Screen of Death for their efforts. Fortunately, the procedure for correctly installing a new motherboard is rather easy and straightforward, and more fortunately, we're here to talk you through it.

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11th May 2005, 19:11

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To do this insert the Windows CD and restart the PC.
Choose the 'press enter to set up Windows XP now' option.
Press F8 to skip through the EULA.
Now press R to begin a repair installation.
Your system will go through the entire XP install process, but will not attempt to replace any of your existing data. It will simply reinstall the system files and redetect all hardware. Once the process has completed, your computer will reboot and we can move on to the next step.
(re)Activating Windows

Has this ever worked for anyone? ever?

It sure never has for me or my dad and we both have tried this option numerous times...

It works if I do it differently: detecting previous windows installation; do you want to repair this windows installation? no; select windows partition? repair.

[Bonbon] · 11th May 2005, 23:55

yep it worked fine

i did it in August 2004 :
http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...&threadid=7695

11th May 2005, 18:49	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Upgrading A Motherboard Without Reinstalling Sadly, with the constant pace of change in the processor and chipset markets, motherboards become outdated very quickly when it comes to upgrade options. You can upgrade a processor or add a new memory module without causing so much as a blip from Windows XP, but a new motherboard can and will cause XP to stop booting altogether. Many have tried, and many have been greeted with the cold gasp of the Blue Screen of Death for their efforts. Fortunately, the procedure for correctly installing a new motherboard is rather easy and straightforward, and more fortunately, we're here to talk you through it. GUIDE URL: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1755 __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

11th May 2005, 23:55	#3
[Bonbon] Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 692	yep it worked fine i did it in August 2004 : http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...&threadid=7695 __________________ intelD820 (2*2.8), 1gb ram , 6600gt , lots of hdd

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