Author Topic: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP (Read 7540 times)

Ergot · « **on:** December 21, 2006, 07:23:32 pm »

So... you guys say it probably won't work afterwards... How do I get it to work :| ?

Armin · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2006, 07:25:45 pm »

It should work so long that the chipsets are similar, yet it will probably run much slower than it could. Reinstalling Windows should get everything up to speed.

Ergot · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2006, 07:29:03 pm »

Quote from: Metal Militia on December 21, 2006, 07:25:45 pm

It should work so long that the chipsets are similar, yet it will probably run much slower than it could. Reinstalling Windows should get everything up to speed.

Nope. New stuff. How do I keep my data?

MyndFyre · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm »

Quote from: Ergot on December 21, 2006, 07:29:03 pm

Quote from: Metal Militia on December 21, 2006, 07:25:45 pm
It should work so long that the chipsets are similar, yet it will probably run much slower than it could. Reinstalling Windows should get everything up to speed.
Nope. New stuff. How do I keep my data?

Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.

Ergot · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2006, 04:20:26 am »

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm

Quote from: Ergot on December 21, 2006, 07:29:03 pm
Quote from: Metal Militia on December 21, 2006, 07:25:45 pm
It should work so long that the chipsets are similar, yet it will probably run much slower than it could. Reinstalling Windows should get everything up to speed.
Nope. New stuff. How do I keep my data?
Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.

Seems like a good plan... but I have no videocard lol

Killer360 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2006, 09:21:04 am »

Quote from: Ergot on December 22, 2006, 04:20:26 am

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm
Quote from: Ergot on December 21, 2006, 07:29:03 pm
Quote from: Metal Militia on December 21, 2006, 07:25:45 pm
It should work so long that the chipsets are similar, yet it will probably run much slower than it could. Reinstalling Windows should get everything up to speed.
Nope. New stuff. How do I keep my data?
Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.
Seems like a good plan... but I have no videocard lol

Then get a mobo with onboard video or buy one.

Chavo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2006, 09:40:25 am »

Please tell me you didn't buy that POS ECS board...

Ergot · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2006, 02:05:47 pm »

Quote from: unTactical on December 22, 2006, 09:40:25 am

Please tell me you didn't buy that POS ECS board...

I did <3 :p!

Ersan · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 pm »

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm

Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.

Keep in mind this will overwrite your registry and SAM (user accounts), therefore programs that depend on registry keys will cease to function, and you will have to change ownership of files in user folders. All and all, this is probably a bad way to go.

Ergot · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2006, 08:10:09 pm »

Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 pm

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm
Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.

Keep in mind this will overwrite your registry and SAM (user accounts), therefore programs that depend on registry keys will cease to function, and you will have to change ownership of files in user folders. All and all, this is probably a bad way to go.

Crap :| But that's how they suggested to do it on many websites

~!

MyndFyre · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2006, 08:24:08 pm »

Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 pm

Quote from: MyndFyre[x86] on December 21, 2006, 07:30:00 pm
Boot with your Windows disc and do a Repair installation.

Keep in mind this will overwrite your registry and SAM (user accounts), therefore programs that depend on registry keys will cease to function, and you will have to change ownership of files in user folders. All and all, this is probably a bad way to go.

It will only overwrite the SYSTEM hive, which is the part of the registry that deals with hardware. It does NOT overwrite the SAM nor does it destroy your registry.

Turd bucket.

Ersan · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2006, 09:34:32 pm »

It did the last time I used it.

Cock sucker.

Ergot · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2006, 12:07:39 am »

Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 09:34:32 pm

It did the last time I used it.

Cock sucker.

Maybe god hates you

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Joe · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2006, 12:55:04 am »

Quote from: Ergot on December 23, 2006, 12:07:39 am

Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 09:34:32 pm
It did the last time I used it.

Cock sucker.
Maybe god hates you .

"Maybe"?

Blaze · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2006, 01:17:50 am »

Last time I did it it didn't..

Ersan · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2006, 01:37:21 am »

Then do it, but don't cry to me if it didn't work right, last time I used it was in win2k.

Ergot · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2006, 03:05:51 am »

Quote from: Ersan on December 23, 2006, 01:37:21 am

Then do it, but don't cry to me if it didn't work right, last time I used it was in win2k.

I wouldn't cry to you... I'd cry to MyndFyre. And I'm not using Win2k even though they are similar :|

Chavo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2006, 10:33:07 am »

I refuse to help you with this topic on the grounds that only a fool would buy anything from ECS.

Ergot · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2006, 02:00:56 pm »

:| ... What do you have against them?

Ergot · « **Reply #19 on:** December 26, 2006, 09:29:02 pm »

Interesting... I went to recovery console... it just rebooted my computer... so I was like... what the heck... and it works

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Author Topic: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP (Read 7540 times)