re: Question about 'How do I upgrade my motherboard in Windows 2000/XP?'
Thursday, December 4, 2003 at 6:55 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by boon hong
(1 messages posted)
I faced the same problem. Although I know I can use sysprep on my old motherboard
before I upgrade, but the problem is that the reason that I upgrade is because my
old motherboard spoiled! There is no way I can sysprep my PC unless I can get the
same motherboard first!
At least I found an website that has ways to solve it, but not very convenient (stupid
Microsoft!) :
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/other/motherboard/win2k.htm
On Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 6:34 am, NA wrote:
>The reason you cannot change your motherboard with an exisitng XP OS is becuase
XP
>takes a snapshot of your hardware when you first installed it....one of those snapshots
>is your motherboard ID. This is the reason for activation, if not you would have
>the ability to throw the OS on as many different PC's as you pleased. There is
a
>fix, Call Microsoft and they will allow you a new product key.....if they believe
>your old PC(Motherboard) is dead.
>And if you think you can just format it an reinstall XP from your CD.....well,
it
>will install, but activation will not work!
>
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