Guest Man T Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 XP SP3 Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new motherboard. What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my original harddisk with this XP SP3?
Guest Alias Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement Man T wrote: > XP SP3 > Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new > motherboard. > What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my > original harddisk with this XP SP3? > > Same exact motherboard brand and model or is the new one different? Alias
Guest Xandros Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement If your computer came with XP preinstalled it is likely an OEM version of Windows. Some manufacturer's lock the OEM to the motherboard and it will simply not work on another motherboard. So If you have an OEM version it is possible that your computer will not launch to the Desktop. That's worse case scenario. On the other hand it is not unusual for XP to boot to the Desktop in which case you will likely need to install drivers for the new hardware using the disc that comes with the new motherboard. After you've done that you can visit the manufacturer's site for updated drivers. If it has been over 120 days since you last activated the copy of XP then you will be prompted to activate and it should go smoothly. If activation doesn't go through use the telephone option. It takes a few minutes and generally is smooth. -- Xandros "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:ueP$vppIJHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > XP SP3 > Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new > motherboard. > What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my > original harddisk with this XP SP3? >
Guest Man T Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement >> XP SP3 >> Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new >> motherboard. >> What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my >> original harddisk with this XP SP3? > Same exact motherboard brand and model or is the new one different? That will be a different motherboard since my original motherboard was bought 2 years ago and no retail shops selling it anymore.
Guest Richard in AZ Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:uVm6iDsIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | >> XP SP3 | >> Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new | >> motherboard. | >> What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my | >> original harddisk with this XP SP3? | > Same exact motherboard brand and model or is the new one different? | | That will be a different motherboard since my original motherboard was | bought 2 years ago and no retail shops selling it anymore. | Between your two postings it appears that you have a custom built computer and can we assume you have commercial version of the Windows Disk? Also, is your computer upgraded to SP3 via updates or CD? Is your Windows CD and earlier version, say SP2? The best you can hope for is that Windows Starts, but you have a lot of driver errors. These can be fixed with the disk that came with the new motherboard. The worst you can expect is that you have to do a clean install, with the Windows CD, and then go through all of the updates again. (Of course in this case, you will lose all of your installed programs and data files.) If your CD is not SP3 and the hard drive is, you won't be able to do a repair installation.
Guest GlowingBlueMist Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement "Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in message news:%23$yeRxwIJHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > news:uVm6iDsIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > | >> XP SP3 > | >> Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new > | >> motherboard. > | >> What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use > my > | >> original harddisk with this XP SP3? > | > Same exact motherboard brand and model or is the new one different? > | > | That will be a different motherboard since my original motherboard was > | bought 2 years ago and no retail shops selling it anymore. > | > Between your two postings it appears that you have a custom built computer > and can we assume you > have commercial version of the Windows Disk? > Also, is your computer upgraded to SP3 via updates or CD? Is your > Windows CD and earlier version, > say SP2? > > The best you can hope for is that Windows Starts, but you have a lot of > driver errors. These can be > fixed with the disk that came with the new motherboard. The worst you can > expect is that you have > to do a clean install, with the Windows CD, and then go through all of the > updates again. (Of > course in this case, you will lose all of your installed programs and data > files.) If your CD is > not SP3 and the hard drive is, you won't be able to do a repair > installation. > You may still be able to do a repair installation if your install disk was not a SP3 and your hard drive is provided you burn a new install disk and use slipstreaming to add SP3.
Guest Alias Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement Richard in AZ wrote: > "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > news:uVm6iDsIJHA.4240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > | >> XP SP3 > | >> Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new > | >> motherboard. > | >> What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my > | >> original harddisk with this XP SP3? > | > Same exact motherboard brand and model or is the new one different? > | > | That will be a different motherboard since my original motherboard was > | bought 2 years ago and no retail shops selling it anymore. > | > Between your two postings it appears that you have a custom built computer and can we assume you > have commercial version of the Windows Disk? > Also, is your computer upgraded to SP3 via updates or CD? Is your Windows CD and earlier version, > say SP2? > > The best you can hope for is that Windows Starts, but you have a lot of driver errors. These can be > fixed with the disk that came with the new motherboard. The worst you can expect is that you have > to do a clean install, with the Windows CD, and then go through all of the updates again. (Of > course in this case, you will lose all of your installed programs and data files.) If your CD is > not SP3 and the hard drive is, you won't be able to do a repair installation. > > If he slipstreams SP3 he can, yes? Alias
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: New motherboard replacement Man T wrote: > XP SP3 > Recently I got my motherboard faulty and replaced with another new > motherboard. > What would happen when I reboot the XP and what should I do to re-use my > original harddisk with this XP SP3? > > Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM installations are BIOS-locked to a specific motherboard chipset and therefore are *not* transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the very least: How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341 Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable than the Win9x group. As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any important data before starting. This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. If it's been more than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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