T techster Posts: 16 +0 Apr 13, 2010 #1 Running XP Pro, If I replace the motherboard, will I have to reinstall XP? I am tyring to do this as painless as possible. If there is a way, Please help.
Running XP Pro, If I replace the motherboard, will I have to reinstall XP? I am tyring to do this as painless as possible. If there is a way, Please help.
Ritwik7 Posts: 1,657 +9 Apr 13, 2010 #2 It's always best to do a clean install of your OS when changing the motherboard in order to prevent any sort of driver / hardware conflict. However, there are ways to avoid a full install of the OS. Read through the following links: http://www.theeldergeek.com/replace_motherboard.htm http://arstechnica.com/hardware/new...-motherboard-without-reinstalling-windows.ars
It's always best to do a clean install of your OS when changing the motherboard in order to prevent any sort of driver / hardware conflict. However, there are ways to avoid a full install of the OS. Read through the following links: http://www.theeldergeek.com/replace_motherboard.htm http://arstechnica.com/hardware/new...-motherboard-without-reinstalling-windows.ars
G gingerbill Posts: 303 +170 Apr 13, 2010 #3 i'm no expert but in my experience you should just re-install the OS .