Reinstall OS with new Motherboard?

2007-01-24 07:51:24

#1

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

Do I have to reinstall Windows when I install my new motherboard? It's "Out For Delivery" so of course I've taken off work to sit at the window and like other questions of mine, yes, I could wait until it gets here & read the instruction manual but I have a bunch of stuff on my hard drive which is gonna take awhile to backup if I need to reinstall the OS & I'd like to get started now if I have to.

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2007-01-24 07:52:54

#2

P00R_M3: Member; +19|7029|Yorkshire, England

I would think so. You will have new drivers, etc to enable it to start windows, etc...

2007-01-24 07:54:49

#3

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7216|Hell, p.o box 666

afaik you have to reinstall windows if you replace you motherboard. Only if you use a board with the same chipset (like Nforce 4 etc.) it isnt, with many luck, necessary. Hasnt worked for me so far, even when I replaced my Asus A8n-Sli with my A8n-SLi premium at times

2007-01-24 08:00:33

#4

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

Sl4y3r wrote:
afaik you have to reinstall windows if you replace you motherboard. Only if you use a board with the same chipset (like Nforce 4 etc.) it isnt, with many luck, necessary. Hasnt worked for me so far, even when I replaced my Asus A8n-Sli with my A8n-SLi premium at times

So it won't hurt to try? It is the same chipset.

2007-01-24 08:04:46

#5

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7216|Hell, p.o box 666

try it, couldnt hurt at all But I fear you will not succeed Let us know.

2007-01-24 08:09:14

#6

P00R_M3: Member; +19|7029|Yorkshire, England

It can be done.... here you go - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824125

(Am bored at work, so googl'ed it). Best of luck.

Last edited by P00R_M3 (2007-01-24 08:09:50)

2007-01-24 08:21:29

#7

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7102|Deep In The South Of Texas

If it's the same chipset then just uninstall the mobo drivers, then install the new board and reinstall the drivers, that way everything gets detected properly.

2007-01-24 08:39:28

#8

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7041|SE London

It sometimes works. I've had vastly different chipsets boot successfully from old windows installs, but I've also had virtually identical chipsets fail to boot. It's never really made much sense to me so I just reinstall whatever, it's gotta be better.

2007-01-24 15:18:35

#9

vpyroman: Aeon Supreme commander; +16|7076|UCF

P00R_M3 wrote:
It can be done.... here you go - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824125

(Am bored at work, so googl'ed it). Best of luck.

So does that still render the applications installed on your HDD unusable?

2007-01-24 17:13:23

#10

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

vpyroman wrote:
So does that still render the applications installed on your HDD unusable?

I;ll let ya know in a few minutes.....I just got done with the install but am a bit scared to plug it in & hit the power button

2007-01-24 17:16:45

#11

{uscm}Jyden: You likey leaky?; +433|7138|In You Endo- Stoke

MagikTrik wrote:
vpyroman wrote:
So does that still render the applications installed on your HDD unusable?
I;ll let ya know in a few minutes.....I just got done with the install but am a bit scared to plug it in & hit the power button

Yeah know that feeling i always got my mates to check it just incase,with noramlly putting a ide cable in the wrong way round.

2007-01-24 18:40:56

#12

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

Meh.....It started to load windows & then said I need to reregister but wouldn't actually let me so I'm just gonna reformat.....goodbye precious pr0n, i love you

2007-01-24 21:22:37

#13

vpyroman: Aeon Supreme commander; +16|7076|UCF

MagikTrik wrote:
Meh.....It started to load windows & then said I need to reregister but wouldn't actually let me so I'm just gonna reformat.....goodbye precious pr0n, i love you

So did it load to windows, or to that pre-windows screen that appears once and only once?

P.S. All those pr0n related memories are now down the drain no pun intended.

2007-01-24 21:27:46

#14

-GR33NS-: Member; +10|6960|KILLA KALI

I just recently lost my 250GB Seagate Barracuda. All of my precious files. I zapped it with static. Good thing is that it has five year warranty under their website. Time for an RMA.

2007-01-24 22:06:07

#15

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

vpyroman wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
Meh.....It started to load windows & then said I need to reregister but wouldn't actually let me so I'm just gonna reformat.....goodbye precious pr0n, i love you
So did it load to windows, or to that pre-windows screen that appears once and only once?

P.S. All those pr0n related memories are now down the drain no pun intended.

It got to the windows loading screen & then right after that I got the dialog box saying I need to reregister windows but even after I got my mouse working I clicked the box & nothing happened so I figured it just freaked out about the new hardware. I might have been able to get it if I would have done the Installer CD trick thingy but I'm too damned simple for all that
Plus my computer likes me better now that I don't have 10,000,000GB of Beastiality porn bogging it down

2007-01-24 22:08:35

#16

claor: Member; +39|6874|Australia

MagikTrik wrote:
Beastiality porn

dude... you had that? =/

dont put any porn on your new alienware system...

Last edited by claor (2007-01-24 22:09:20)

2007-01-24 22:10:35

#17

-GR33NS-: Member; +10|6960|KILLA KALI

claor wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
Beastiality porn
dude... you had that? =/

dont put any porn on your new alienware system...

lmao. hahaha. Funny stuff. Always have a separate drive for that shit.

2007-01-24 22:22:18

#18

Reciprocity: Member; +721|7041|the dank(super) side of Oregon

who doesn't use a separate HD for each type and subcategory or porn?

2007-01-25 02:58:23

#19

spray_and_pray: Member; +52|6951|Perth. Western Australia

Is it OEM software? I managed to change my whole entire PC and almost a month later my OEM XP is still running reg'd fine.

2007-01-25 06:52:29

#20

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

claor wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
Beastiality porn
dude... you had that? =/

You don't?

spray_and_pray wrote:
Is it OEM software? I managed to change my whole entire PC and almost a month later my OEM XP is still running reg'd fine.

Now in this case where would OEM come from? That term still confuses me sometimes, OEM From Microsoft (like an actual install cd) or OEM from Alienware (like recovery cd goodness)? It came installed so all I have is the recovery cd.

Last edited by MagikTrik (2007-01-25 06:54:08)

2007-01-25 07:15:58

#21

spray_and_pray: Member; +52|6951|Perth. Western Australia

MagikTrik wrote:
claor wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
Beastiality porn
dude... you had that? =/
You don't?

spray_and_pray wrote:
Is it OEM software? I managed to change my whole entire PC and almost a month later my OEM XP is still running reg'd fine.
Now in this case where would OEM come from? That term still confuses me sometimes, OEM From Microsoft (like an actual install cd) or OEM from Alienware (like recovery cd goodness)? It came installed so all I have is the recovery cd.

OEM Windows software has to be purchased with peripheral hardware also to the point it can only be used on one PC and it attatches itself to the motherboard. I changed my whole PC and it still works even though a guy from microsoft said it wouldnt meh.

2007-01-25 08:20:25

#22

ReTox: Member; +100|6959|State of RETOXification

Installing a new motherboard doesn't mean you need to format and reinstall Windows.

Windows uses a hardware manifest to lock the OS down to one machine. If you change too many parts Windows won't boot and instead gives you the BSOD. The truth is that Windows will still work, all you need to do is repair it:

Boot off the Windows CD and when prompted choose to "Install Windows".
The Setup will look for existing versions of Windows. Choose yours and select "R" for Repair.
Go through the Windows setup and when done your Windows will boot because the Hardware manifest has been rebuilt with your new mobo.

Formatting is ALWAYS a last resort solution.

Edited for spelling.

Last edited by ReTox (2007-01-25 08:21:40)

2007-01-25 08:32:31

#23

spray_and_pray: Member; +52|6951|Perth. Western Australia

ReTox wrote:
Installing a new motherboard doesn't mean you need to format and reinstall Windows.

Windows uses a hardware manifest to lock the OS down to one machine. If you change too many parts Windows won't boot and instead gives you the BSOD. The truth is that Windows will still work, all you need to do is repair it:

Boot off the Windows CD and when prompted choose to "Install Windows".
The Setup will look for existing versions of Windows. Choose yours and select "R" for Repair.
Go through the Windows setup and when done your Windows will boot because the Hardware manifest has been rebuilt with your new mobo.

Formatting is ALWAYS a last resort solution.

Edited for spelling.

I didn't even have to repair I just did a fresh install....

2007-01-25 14:02:52

#24

claor: Member; +39|6874|Australia

MagikTrik wrote:
claor wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
Beastiality porn
dude... you had that? =/
You don't?

no i cannot say i have Beastiality porn..
i hope you know what it means....=/ dude you are messed up if you get off over that stuff..

Last edited by claor (2007-01-25 14:03:28)

2007-01-25 18:59:59

#25

MagikTrik: yes.....but your still gay; +138|6830|Pittsburgh, PA USA

claor wrote:
MagikTrik wrote:
claor wrote:

dude... you had that? =/
You don't?
no i cannot say i have Beastiality porn..
i hope you know what it means....=/ dude you are messed up if you get off over that stuff..

liar

dude i'm just kiddin there einstein, anyway how many people in the world would openly admit they watched it anyway, like 5?

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