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Title: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: 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 :| ?
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Armin 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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: MyndFyre 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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot on December 22, 2006, 04:20:26 AM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=8226.msg103648#msg103648 date=1166747400]
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
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Killer360 on December 22, 2006, 09:21:04 AM
Quote from: Ergot on December 22, 2006, 04:20:26 AM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=8226.msg103648#msg103648 date=1166747400]
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.  :P
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Chavo on December 22, 2006, 09:40:25 AM
Please tell me you didn't buy that POS ECS board...
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot 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!
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=8226.msg103648#msg103648 date=1166747400]
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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot on December 22, 2006, 08:10:09 PM
Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=8226.msg103648#msg103648 date=1166747400]
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 :(~!
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: MyndFyre on December 22, 2006, 08:24:08 PM
Quote from: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 02:24:09 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=8226.msg103648#msg103648 date=1166747400]
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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ersan on December 22, 2006, 09:34:32 PM
It did the last time I used it.

Cock sucker.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: 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 :(.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Joe 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"?
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Blaze on December 23, 2006, 01:17:50 AM
Last time I did it it didn't..
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot 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 :|
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Chavo 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.
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot on December 23, 2006, 02:00:56 PM
:| ...  What do you have against them?
Title: Re: Upgrading motherboard/CPU on Windows XP
Post by: Ergot 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 :D