Doing a repair install on a motherboard swap?

Not with this specific hw, but I've done many repair installations of win
after replacing mobo's + cpu's without any problems

"greysky" <greysky.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:WrxHg.18021$o27.15054@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> I am planning to replace my current motherboard, a A8N-SLI Deluxe (AMD
cpu),
> with a Asus P5B Deluxe (Core 2 duo). I don't really want to re-install all
> my applications or windows. How successful do you think doing a repair
> reinstall of windows xp will be? Anyone ever done this with this
particular
> combination of hardware? Any advice appreciated.
>
>
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:15:02 GMT, "greysky" <greysky.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>I am planning to replace my current motherboard, a A8N-SLI Deluxe (AMD cpu),
>with a Asus P5B Deluxe (Core 2 duo). I don't really want to re-install all
>my applications or windows. How successful do you think doing a repair
>reinstall of windows xp will be? Anyone ever done this with this particular
>combination of hardware? Any advice appreciated.
>

You're definitely correct to plan on the repair-install option.
There's a definitive guide on Michael Steven's Web site that you
should read carefully.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Repair installs work almost every time. Advice to reformat and clean
install without trying a repair install first is rampant and found all
over the Internet. It's just uninformed and foolish. One has
absolutely nothing to lose by trying the repair install first. This
choice can save days to weeks of effort reinstalling hundreds of
applications and utilities, most of which require rebooting before
going on with other installations.

Just be sure that everything is **BACKED UP** before embarking on ANY
reinstallation option.

Ron
 >> Stay informed about: Doing a repair install on a motherboard swap? 

In article <gcr0f2p14ifsov8ui2732q7mob0ilhf02c.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, millerDOT90
@SPAMLESSosu.edu says...
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:15:02 GMT, "greysky" <greysky.TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I am planning to replace my current motherboard, a A8N-SLI Deluxe (AMD cpu),
> >with a Asus P5B Deluxe (Core 2 duo). I don't really want to re-install all
> >my applications or windows. How successful do you think doing a repair
> >reinstall of windows xp will be? Anyone ever done this with this particular
> >combination of hardware? Any advice appreciated.
> >
>
> You're definitely correct to plan on the repair-install option.
> There's a definitive guide on Michael Steven's Web site that you
> should read carefully.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> Repair installs work almost every time. Advice to reformat and clean
> install without trying a repair install first is rampant and found all
> over the Internet. It's just uninformed and foolish. One has
> absolutely nothing to lose by trying the repair install first. This
> choice can save days to weeks of effort reinstalling hundreds of
> applications and utilities, most of which require rebooting before
> going on with other installations.
>
> Just be sure that everything is **BACKED UP** before embarking on ANY
> reinstallation option.
>
> Ron
>
The only time it did not work for me was when I switched from an Intel-
based mobo to an AMD-based mobo (P4C800E-Deluxe to A8N32-SLI Deluxe).
Blue screens galore on the first reboot after the repair install. Guess
it was too traumatic a change for WinXP to deal with.
--
bc
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