Old windows XP install on new hardware

nakey · 3rd December 2003, 5:29 PM

My mobo died last night, so i got a new mobo today.

I don't want to do a clean install, not just yet anyway because i've got important stuff on the HD

What do i need to do so that XP doesn't crack the shits at running on a new mobo?

johnstone · 3rd December 2003, 6:03 PM

im not sure, is it even necissary to do a clean install when u put in a new mobo??? as i am about to upgrade myself i would like to know

leggit · 3rd December 2003, 6:04 PM

another hard drive and a windows xp cd, or a burner and a windows xp cd. that is all i can think of at the moment. just install windows on another hard drive, copy your data across. or install windows to the same drive(so there are two windows installs) burn the stuff you want and format.

There are other ways, but they are the easiest it think

leggit · 3rd December 2003, 6:05 PM

If the motherboard is alot older than the new one then there will most likely be conflicts... it happens to me when i go between P2 or older and XP's P4's etc.

johnstone · 3rd December 2003, 6:32 PM

that sucks, im about to upgrade too now im gonna have to copy everything over and reinstall EVERYTHING all over again

leggit · 3rd December 2003, 6:39 PM

It depends what you are upgrading from and to. It shouldent take more than an hour, two at the most, depending on your equipment. And an hour or two for a new computer isnt much

johnstone · 3rd December 2003, 6:46 PM

to update windows!!! only an hour!!! right... and i just formatted 2 days ago

nakey · 3rd December 2003, 7:27 PM

I'm upgrading from a PII 400 (ASUS P2B-L) to a duron 1600 (Asrock all in one)

marknvicky · 3rd December 2003, 7:34 PM

Here's one way to do it
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/6/ub...4&m=1400925745

johnstone · 3rd December 2003, 7:45 PM

that thread is a lifesaver!! thx!! and my hat goes off to hat

LethalCorpse · 4th December 2003, 12:19 PM

leggit is having problems getting windows installs to work with different hardware atm, so he's biased. You should be able to just stick in your new hardware, and install the drivers for it. Windows will boot and either find it's own generic drivers (which you should replace with the manufacturer's drivers from the CD or their website), or it will ask you for the windows cd or the mobo cd. Basically, plug it in, and if it works fine you're away. If not, put your old mobo back in and then start to look for alternatives.

Mred32 · 4th December 2003, 3:14 PM

Another alternative is to install the new mobo, then boot from your Windows CD and install windows over the top of the previous install. All of your applications and data should be fine and all of the settings you had will be carried over to the new install.

Mred32

Badger · 4th December 2003, 3:24 PM

I managed to get XP to cope with a new mobo, CPU. ram and video card.
It just booted up, detected everything, I installed the drivers and off we go. I ended up doing a fresh install a month or so later, but didn't really have any problems.

johnstone · 4th December 2003, 4:00 PM

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Originally posted by Mred32
Another alternative is to install the new mobo, then boot from your Windows CD and install windows over the top of the previous install. All of your applications and data should be fine and all of the settings you had will be carried over to the new install.

Mred32

dont u need to format to reinstall windows? and even if you didnt wouldnt it overwrite your settings such as desktop and preferences?

Mred32 · 4th December 2003, 5:43 PM

No you don't. It's my standard re-install path. I re-install over the existing windows folder and everything stays the way it was, even down to the desktop image. The install will warn you that your documents and setting might be lost but it never has for me.
Try it.

3rd December 2003, 5:29 PM	#1
nakey Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 1,930	Old windows XP install on new hardware My mobo died last night, so i got a new mobo today. I don't want to do a clean install, not just yet anyway because i've got important stuff on the HD What do i need to do so that XP doesn't crack the shits at running on a new mobo?

3rd December 2003, 6:03 PM	#2
johnstone Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Casula, NSW Posts: 576	im not sure, is it even necissary to do a clean install when u put in a new mobo??? as i am about to upgrade myself i would like to know __________________ Asus Rampage II Extreme : Intel Core I7 950 3.06GHz @ 3.33GHz : 12GB Corsair RAM : Nvidia Geforce GTX295 1792MB :Lian Li PC-P80 Case

3rd December 2003, 6:32 PM	#5
johnstone Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Casula, NSW Posts: 576	that sucks, im about to upgrade too now im gonna have to copy everything over and reinstall EVERYTHING all over again __________________ Asus Rampage II Extreme : Intel Core I7 950 3.06GHz @ 3.33GHz : 12GB Corsair RAM : Nvidia Geforce GTX295 1792MB :Lian Li PC-P80 Case

3rd December 2003, 6:46 PM	#7
johnstone Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Casula, NSW Posts: 576	to update windows!!! only an hour!!! right... and i just formatted 2 days ago __________________ Asus Rampage II Extreme : Intel Core I7 950 3.06GHz @ 3.33GHz : 12GB Corsair RAM : Nvidia Geforce GTX295 1792MB :Lian Li PC-P80 Case

3rd December 2003, 7:45 PM	#10
johnstone Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Casula, NSW Posts: 576	that thread is a lifesaver!! thx!! and my hat goes off to hat __________________ Asus Rampage II Extreme : Intel Core I7 950 3.06GHz @ 3.33GHz : 12GB Corsair RAM : Nvidia Geforce GTX295 1792MB :Lian Li PC-P80 Case

3rd December 2003, 6:04 PM	#3
leggit R.I.P Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orbost 3888 Posts: 544	another hard drive and a windows xp cd, or a burner and a windows xp cd. that is all i can think of at the moment. just install windows on another hard drive, copy your data across. or install windows to the same drive(so there are two windows installs) burn the stuff you want and format. There are other ways, but they are the easiest it think

3rd December 2003, 6:05 PM	#4
leggit R.I.P Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orbost 3888 Posts: 544	If the motherboard is alot older than the new one then there will most likely be conflicts... it happens to me when i go between P2 or older and XP's P4's etc.

3rd December 2003, 6:39 PM	#6
leggit R.I.P Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orbost 3888 Posts: 544	It depends what you are upgrading from and to. It shouldent take more than an hour, two at the most, depending on your equipment. And an hour or two for a new computer isnt much

3rd December 2003, 7:27 PM	#8
nakey Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 1,930	I'm upgrading from a PII 400 (ASUS P2B-L) to a duron 1600 (Asrock all in one)

3rd December 2003, 7:34 PM	#9
marknvicky Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 214	Here's one way to do it http://episteme.arstechnica.com/6/ub...4&m=1400925745

4th December 2003, 12:19 PM	#11
LethalCorpse Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Harris Park, NSW Posts: 3,799	leggit is having problems getting windows installs to work with different hardware atm, so he's biased. You should be able to just stick in your new hardware, and install the drivers for it. Windows will boot and either find it's own generic drivers (which you should replace with the manufacturer's drivers from the CD or their website), or it will ask you for the windows cd or the mobo cd. Basically, plug it in, and if it works fine you're away. If not, put your old mobo back in and then start to look for alternatives. __________________ Sig Of Shame removed.

4th December 2003, 3:14 PM	#12
Mred32 Old and Decrepit Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Perth, South of the River Posts: 4,823	Another alternative is to install the new mobo, then boot from your Windows CD and install windows over the top of the previous install. All of your applications and data should be fine and all of the settings you had will be carried over to the new install. Mred32 __________________ I've also eaten lots of brains] Mred32 Home]

4th December 2003, 3:24 PM	#13
Badger Caveat lector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 8,909	I managed to get XP to cope with a new mobo, CPU. ram and video card. It just booted up, detected everything, I installed the drivers and off we go. I ended up doing a fresh install a month or so later, but didn't really have any problems. __________________ Facta sunt potentiora verbis Actions are more powerful than words Fas est et ab hoste doceri It is proper to learn even from an enemy Ex gladio veritas From the sword, comes truth

4th December 2003, 5:43 PM	#15
Mred32 Old and Decrepit Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Perth, South of the River Posts: 4,823	No you don't. It's my standard re-install path. I re-install over the existing windows folder and everything stays the way it was, even down to the desktop image. The install will warn you that your documents and setting might be lost but it never has for me. Try it. __________________ I've also eaten lots of brains] Mred32 Home] Last edited by Mred32; 4th December 2003 at 5:44 PM.