I'm going to be putting a new (to me) motherboard in my old comp. What steps do I need to take to ensure a relatively non fubared installation, driver wise. Both boards are VIA based.
Thanks
Old comp, new mother board
Old comp, new mother board
I'm not lazy by nature, I work very hard at being lazy.
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FlyingPenguin
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Are you keeping the same install of Windows or doing a clean install? If it's Win2K forget it - you need to do a clean install. If it's XP then you need to do a repair install from the CD.
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No. You can't just boot up with a new mobo (with the one exception being if it's the same mobo, or uses the same chipset).
First I would recommend you make a Ghost image of the boot partition. If this goes wrong, or the new mobo is a lemon, you can put everything back the way it was painlessly.
Shut down, install the new mobo. leave all cards out of the computer except the video card. Install the cards later after you get Windows running, it goes smoother.
Disconnect all USB devices and printers.
Boot from the WinXP Disc. Hit Enter at the first menu, F8 to agree to the EULA, then press "R" to choose "Repair" from the menu after the EULA.
This will perform a repair install. The device manager will be wiped and Windows will perform a re-install of all hardware devices and drivers. You won't lose any data or apps, but all drivers will be re-installed (Windows will install the Microsoft Generic drivers or ask you for the drivers) and Windows XP will be reset back to the version that's on the CD (if the CD is pre-SP1 then there will be no service pack, if it's SP1 then it will be Service Pack 1).
Once you boot back to the desktop you'll need to re-install SP2 (unless the XP disc you used was already slip-streamed to SP2) and the latest security updates. You'll also have to install all the latest drivers.
First I would recommend you make a Ghost image of the boot partition. If this goes wrong, or the new mobo is a lemon, you can put everything back the way it was painlessly.
Shut down, install the new mobo. leave all cards out of the computer except the video card. Install the cards later after you get Windows running, it goes smoother.
Disconnect all USB devices and printers.
Boot from the WinXP Disc. Hit Enter at the first menu, F8 to agree to the EULA, then press "R" to choose "Repair" from the menu after the EULA.
This will perform a repair install. The device manager will be wiped and Windows will perform a re-install of all hardware devices and drivers. You won't lose any data or apps, but all drivers will be re-installed (Windows will install the Microsoft Generic drivers or ask you for the drivers) and Windows XP will be reset back to the version that's on the CD (if the CD is pre-SP1 then there will be no service pack, if it's SP1 then it will be Service Pack 1).
Once you boot back to the desktop you'll need to re-install SP2 (unless the XP disc you used was already slip-streamed to SP2) and the latest security updates. You'll also have to install all the latest drivers.
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“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” - Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” - Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez
Thank you FP.
About a year ago I switched from a Iwill motherboard to a soyo and didn't do anything you suggested. The change went smooth, all I did was clean out the device manager. Guess I was lucky.
I'll try it the right now. I don't have the time for a fubared intsall.
About a year ago I switched from a Iwill motherboard to a soyo and didn't do anything you suggested. The change went smooth, all I did was clean out the device manager. Guess I was lucky.
I'll try it the right now. I don't have the time for a fubared intsall.I'm not lazy by nature, I work very hard at being lazy.