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Swapping motherboards, same XP Install?

  • 10-08-2006 7:56pm
    #1
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭


    Ahoy there, wondering if there is a way around this problem. I have swapped out a motherboard, one gigabyte for another, they are different models. I was hoping the old XP install might work with this new mobo but it aint, just keeps restarting as i thought it might.
    Is there anyway quick way around this? I dont feel like backing up allllll my moms crap up again ><, i always foget something and she freaks out.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Not really, its best to just format and re-install.


  • #3
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Can you use the repair option?

    It worked for me with an installation of WIN 2K Pro last week. Same problem as you just a different OS.


  • #4
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    Avns1s wrote:
    Can you use the repair option?

    It worked for me with an installation of WIN 2K Pro last week. Same problem as you just a different OS.

    Ye, i was thinking the same thing, has anyone tried this with XP? Woots the risks involved?


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    The repair might work, its just going to replace any corrupt files and the OS install. If it doesn't work then you will have to format and start from scratch.


  • #6
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    Ahhhh, found the answer with the help of google, its really simple actually. You have uninstall ALL the motherboard drivers in windows before swapping it out. You also have to go into device manager and uninstall all the hardware.
    Guys said it worked, ill give it a bash.


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  • #7
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    repair will work, have done it loads of times, just manually remove the old drivers ( if they are still there, sometimes they actually are ) and install the newest ones. :)


  • #8
    neGev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 812 ✭✭✭neGev


    Ruu wrote:
    format and re-install.

    Do that or you're just looking for trouble.


  • #9
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    hey endurance man can you provide a link to the site that you got your help from? also anti, what drivers do you remove manually? Do you this after or before the repair process. I'll probably have to this myself in a few weeks and don't really want to go though the whole process of backing up and formating *makes mental note to seperate partition JUST for OS next time*


  • #10
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    neGev wrote:
    Do that or you're just looking for trouble.

    I do it all the time and never have any trouble. I'm too lazy to remove the old drivers and so on. :)


  • #11
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    if you want to do it right, sysprep is your friend.


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