Recently, my AthlonXP 3000+ rig has been giving me huge problems. After a lot of troubleshooting, I traced it to the motherboard. Sadly, I don't have an extra Socket A mobo, and I'm broke as hell. So I have to switch to an old Pentium 4 2.4GHz rig for a while.
How should I go about this? Do I have to reinstall windows and everything? I finally have everything set up the way I like it. If I use Driver Cleaner to uninstall everything, then reinstall, should I be safe?
Major Hardware Transition: How should I go about it?
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Repair install usually works. Instructions here: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
It greatly helps if you disable or remove most of the hardware (audio, nics, modems, etc) before doing the repair install - it usually goes smoother. Then enable your devices and install updated drivers afterwards.
You should also make sure the system is completely virus and spyware free before attempting a repair install or it will likely fail.
It greatly helps if you disable or remove most of the hardware (audio, nics, modems, etc) before doing the repair install - it usually goes smoother. Then enable your devices and install updated drivers afterwards.
You should also make sure the system is completely virus and spyware free before attempting a repair install or it will likely fail.
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