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January 10th, 2004, 01:22 PM
#1
Registered User
Replacing motherboard - anyway I can avoid having to do a full reinstall?
I've tried this a few times and sometimes windows doesn't totally screw up on me, just wondering if there's any steps that would help me keep windows functional after changing a motherboard for a completely different model (current one is faulty.) In the past I've gone into device manager and removed all devices in the hope it'll redetect them with the new motherboard - it's awful hit and miss though!
Any ideas? I'd really like to avoid a full reinstall of OS as it's only been done recently and my dad has like 100000 applications he uses
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January 10th, 2004, 01:39 PM
#2
Banned
Originally Posted by Penman
I've tried this a few times and sometimes windows doesn't totally screw up on me, just wondering if there's any steps that would help me keep windows functional after changing a motherboard for a completely different model (current one is faulty.) In the past I've gone into device manager and removed all devices in the hope it'll redetect them with the new motherboard - it's awful hit and miss though!
Any ideas? I'd really like to avoid a full reinstall of OS as it's only been done recently and my dad has like 100000 applications he uses
An "in place upgrade/repair" should do the trick without many problems. But you MAY not need to do this IF the different model MB's use the same chipset.
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January 10th, 2004, 03:00 PM
#3
Read this
I think if you run the procedure before the swap you will be ok.
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January 11th, 2004, 02:37 PM
#4
Registered User
Originally Posted by Larommi
Read this
I think if you run the procedure before the swap you will be ok.
Worked like a dream, PC booted and autodetected everything without any problems
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January 11th, 2004, 05:51 PM
#5
Geezer
Originally Posted by Larommi
Read this
I think if you run the procedure before the swap you will be ok.
Good ... but since that was entirely not the kb I expected & the one I want seems to have been renumbered .. How do I move Windows XP to different hardware & XP installs - walkthroughs ... for reference if nothing else
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January 11th, 2004, 06:17 PM
#6
Banned
Originally Posted by confus-ed
FYI: updated KB number: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];249694
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January 12th, 2004, 04:36 AM
#7
Geezer
Originally Posted by TripleRLtd
Errr "The Requested Web Page is Not Available " ... that's what happens to me everytime now ... why oh why did they renumber the ****ers !
249694 is How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware which works, for that, but this is xp ... there was a kb just for that ... now I can't find it ! (hence the earlier stuff)
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February 1st, 2004, 02:26 PM
#8
Registered User
Originally Posted by Larommi
Read this
I think if you run the procedure before the swap you will be ok.
I too have used this procedure several times without a hitch. I have even gone as far as saving Mergeide.reg to my zip drive and using it when needed. It is a most useful, nearly foolproof article.
I only post using 100% recycled electrons!!!
Stay on the bomb run, boys. I'm going to get them doors open if it hair lips everybody on Bear Creek.
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