Re: Major mobo change w/o XP reinstall possible?

yep, full tested backup is critical esp. data

also there another way but most likely not worth the effort for single
change on one pc:
At least not worthwhile for typical home user.
disk os image software along with sysprep
bare metal recovery software

Nonetheless, I would take a full and tested backup of data before I will try
any of the above



"Ed Medlin" <ed@ edmedlin.com> wrote in message
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Is it possible to make a major mobo change (from gigabyte to Asus)
without reinstalling XP from scratch? Or would this be a very long day
with perpetual problems haunting me?

If it can be done, any pointers or step by step for the software
issues would be appreciated.

Thanks,

What I do to eliminate problems is to uninstall the chipset and any other
drivers for the old MB then shut down. Install new MB/processor or
whatever
and then boot to the XP cd. Have the new MB SATA/RAID drivers ready on
floppy and do the F6 thing at the beginning of the install. Keep going as
if
you are doing a new install until XP detects the old installation and
choose
to repair it. It MUST be the same SP version or it will not work. After
install of XP just install the new MB drivers and you should be set to go
without conflicts. As always backup your important data first. Nothing is
a
given.



Ed




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