Re: Upgrading hardware while keeping Windows XP


"Leythos" <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <3jam1jFp5lgkU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, jdr@xxxxxxx says...
>>
>> "RedSheraton" <redsheraton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:d8nml5$bkd$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm running Windows XP Home OEM on a Pentium 3 800 system
>> >
>> > I'm thinking of upgrading to an Athlon64 3000 Venice skt 939 and either
>> > A8N-E or A8N-SLI and a Radeon X300 or X600 PCI-E graphics card. I know
>> > to
>> > backup all my data on the HDD before switching hardware. My question is
>> > will I be OK with the current installation of Win XP Home OEM on the
>> > hard
>> > drive or is it best (or even absolutely necessary) when upgrading the
>> > mainboard, CPU and graphics card to do a complete reinstall of Windows
>> > XP?
>>
>>
>> I just performed this operation swapping main board
>> Ga-PE667 for Asus P4P800 as the closest technically speaking
>> to GA-PE667. I didn't have to reinstall any thing.
>> 1) I attached the main board with one stick of memory
>> and the graphic card. Went to BIOS just see if the new main board is
>> properly recognised.
>> 2) Added a second stick of memory .
>> 3) added C:\ drive with OS Windows XP Home edition.
>> It started with no problems at all.
>> 4) added the rest of peripherals.
>>
>> Everything works fine.
>
> But your boards are so close to being the same that it's not surprising
> that you had not problems.
>
> When moving from one chipset to another, from one processor type to
> another, etc... there can be many problems
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That's correct. That was my aim to find the nearest possibly
new main board to the old one. Now I'm getting ready to
another upgrade from Ga-PE667 to Asus P4C800-E.
I'll post the results here soon.

Jdr


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