New mobo = re-install Windows?

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  • BIC

    #1

    New mobo = re-install Windows?

    Simple question.

    If I change my motherboard but keep everything else, do I have to re-install Windows? Many computer stores says yes, but I'm not sure about that. Any comments?

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  • Attila

    #2
    You'll probably have to re-activate Windows XP, but you won't have to reinstall it.

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    • Gunny Highway

      #3
      You will most likely have to reinstall, altering hardware like harddisk controller or other vital controllers will make you BSOD in most cases when booting.

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      • Gunny Highway

        #4
        Let me clarify if the motherboard is different than you current one and has different chipset and I/O controllers then most likely yes, if it is just like the one you have now, then no problem.

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        • AgamemnonZ

          #5
          I just changed my motherboard from an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe to an ABIT NF7-S2G.
          They have the same chipset (nVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400) and everything works fine. No need to reinstall windows.
          I dont know what happens when you change chipsets though =D Been some time ago when I did that.

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          • Spookie

            #6
            Originally posted by AgamemnonZ
            I dont know what happens when you change chipsets though =D
            It goes arse over tit if you don't re-install.

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