new motherboard and my os

you should try it and see, but,

odd are it won't work; you'll have to do an "Inplace Update" of XP to make
it work w/ the new motherboard. [ie, boot to XP CD setup and perform an
UPGRADE to the XP system it finds on the disk. afterwards you need to
go to WindowsUpdate and redo all the applicable updates.].

noone@nowhere.com wrote:

> you should try it and see, but,
>

This is bad advice, unless the MB is very, very similar to the original MB,
it is possible to create a non-boot situation where recovery is very
difficult and usually impossible. A Repair Install followed with application
of critical updates should be the first step after the hardware is
configured for the first boot.

> odd are it won't work; you'll have to do an "Inplace Update" of XP to
> make it work w/ the new motherboard. [ie, boot to XP CD setup and
> perform an UPGRADE to the XP system it finds on the disk.

Usually a failed first boot kills the ability to do the Repair Install.
'Inplace UpGRADE".

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Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other 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/directo...;EN-US;Q315341

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will probably also require re-activation. 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.


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"SSG@WORK" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> moving my os and the drive it is on to a new motherboard is it as
> simple as unplug and plug in to new board besides bios and do i need
> any special disks/files /eguipment /support /??????????