Tyro motherboard question.

[AndyG]

I know I should know the answer to this question, but .....

I'm having a few problems with my PC since the recent rebuild; I know what the problem is and the best solution is to swap out the motherboard, which will have the added benefit of giving me more growth potential anyway.

If I retain all the other components, will the addition of the new mobo mean a Windows XP reinstall or will I get away with it?

All input gratefully received. Please feel free to point out how stupid the question is, if need be!!

[Garry Russell]

Hi Andy

I asked the same question when my mother board was changed under warranty and they asked for my XP

The said all the setiings and drivers etc wouldn't be recognised so XP had to be installed for anything to work

Nothing was lost ad they just re installed windows itself

Garry

[TSR2]

You might get away with it as XP and Vista as they are quite good at detecting new hardware. You may need your original XP CD and the driver CD for the Motherboard though.

[AndyG]

Fingers crossed then! :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer:

[Techy111]

Andy...I upgraded mine recently and it asked for nothing windows wise....?

But a lot of my software did need re-registering but not windows....

Good luck and hold your breath....

Tony

[AndyG]

Thanks guys, it worked!!

[TSR2]

Great stuff mate. You will probably see an improvement in performance with a clean install, but if its running now thats the main thing.

[Quixoticish]

If the motherboard contains the same chipset or some form of derivative you can usually get away swapping it in and booting it up again. The hardware detection and device installation is so advanced these days that it will usually just chug away on first boot with the new motherboard and install everything it needs. I'm not saying it will be completely trouble free, in my experience many people run into problems a few months down the line when doing this, but if anything it gives you a chance to plan ahead to set aside some time in the future for a proper format and re-install.