PC question

[Drellisdee]

I'm thinking about replacing my cpu&motherboard if I keep the same hard drives will I have to reinstall windows? I have a compaq that came with windows installed and I dont have the discs to reinstall it.

 

[DigitalPixel]

If its 98 or ME(messed-up edition) it might work and you will have to install new drivers, but XP will bluescreen on ya.

 

[eqisdead]

Normally whether it works or not is a moot point. I've had xp work fine for me after swapping out a motherboard, but for stability purposes when you're talking about changing out hardware as significant as your motherboard you always want to reinstall.

eqisdead

 

[Drellisdee]

Yeah im running Xp can't reinstall cause I dont have the disk

 

[Lord_Vyper]

You don't actually have to reinstall XP if you change the hardware.
Just use the repair option from the windows CD, and it'll wipe/reinstall the drivers, and pick up your new hardware.
You will, of course, have to deal with reactivating XP after this though

 

[DigitalPixel]

You will, of course, have to deal with reactivating XP after this though

Or you could back it up. If your not changing any hardware it should work, unless you reload often and use up your reactivation allowance.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/activation_workaround.htm

 

[Lord_Vyper]

Or you could back it up. If your not changing any hardware it should work, unless you reload often and use up your reactivation allowance.

I'm thinking about replacing my cpu&motherboard

 

[DigitalPixel]

Uhh right, I knew that . Heh, well to make an excuse, I was just throwing that out for general knowledge.

 

[Yoda007]

Use Belarc Advisor to get your CD Key out of the Machine for XP.

Then get yourself a friends XP CD and burn it.

Go for gold