Quick Question

s2ua7 · 24-January-04, 11:34 PM

Ok... Heres the deal... I am upgrading my computer.... Right now I have a 950 mhz Athlon processor with 320 mb of ram... I am upgrading to a P4 2.6 Hyper Threading processor(mobo too, of course...) with 512 of ram.... Ok.. Heres the problem.... I just moved and in the move have lost my XP disk and serial... can I have someones(hahah Just kidding)... The real question is... Will I have to re-install windows?? Man I hope not... I have a ton of crap to look through to try and find it... lol... thanks guys...

Dubbin1 · 24-January-04, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by s2ua7


	Ok... Heres the deal... I am upgrading my computer.... Right now I have a 950 mhz Athlon processor with 320 mb of ram... I am upgrading to a P4 2.6 Hyper Threading processor(mobo too, of course...) with 512 of ram.... Ok.. Heres the problem.... I just moved and in the move have lost my XP disk and serial... can I have someones(hahah Just kidding)... The real question is... Will I have to re-install windows?? Man I hope not... I have a ton of crap to look through to try and find it... lol... thanks guys...

I dont think you will have to reinstall it but you will have to reactivate it. Use this program to get your win cd key since you lost it http://ssrleague1.homestead.com/files/keyfinder.zip

biohazardpc · 24-January-04, 11:42 PM

Yes you will have to reinstall windows for a couple of reasons.. One you are changing from amd to intel.. Two you are changing mobos and probably ram.. You really need to do a fresh install but most likely you will have to anyways..

s2ua7 · 25-January-04, 12:00 AM

Ok... I know before someone was saying that if you changed mobos and reinstalled windows you would be prompted to call Microsoft help desk to let them know... Then I thought I read somewhere online that you didnt have to.... I am sure it will prompt me to call.... Anyone else know for sure??

campy6 · 25-January-04, 12:03 AM

I just did what you want to do twice in the last two days
and I had to reinstall xp each time
in the past I have done it and it has worked but not this time
I got the blue screens of death each time
back up your important things
I was ok because most of my data lives either on seperate drives or on a partition

edit: mine didn't prompt but mines xp pro
home will prompt you

s2ua7 · 25-January-04, 12:05 AM

Lol... thats what I am doing right now

hehe

Burning all my important stuff

Like America's Army.... Damn 2 hour download with DSL, I am damn sure I am going to back that up

lol...

Red02 · 25-January-04, 12:24 AM

Not sure about home but with Pro it wont ask. There is a file you can remove in the config setup so that when you install the new stuff it will still work. But I strongly advise for the best performance do a fresh install. Unless you like horrible load times a lag that would eat you for breakfest.

jinxÂ© · 25-January-04, 02:55 AM

Heres a post from the past, I dont remember who made it (Scape maybe).

I've never tried it personally, but supposedly it works.

Higgs · 25-January-04, 02:59 AM

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	Heres a post from the past, I dont remember who made it (Scape maybe). I've never tried it personally, but supposedly it works.

Has anyone ever tried this because I'm building a new rig and was going to use my old hd..

24-January-04, 11:34 PM		#1 (permalink)
s2ua7 Apex Techie I	Quick Question Ok... Heres the deal... I am upgrading my computer.... Right now I have a 950 mhz Athlon processor with 320 mb of ram... I am upgrading to a P4 2.6 Hyper Threading processor(mobo too, of course...) with 512 of ram.... Ok.. Heres the problem.... I just moved and in the move have lost my XP disk and serial... can I have someones(hahah Just kidding)... The real question is... Will I have to re-install windows?? Man I hope not... I have a ton of crap to look through to try and find it... lol... thanks guys...

25-January-04, 02:55 AM		#8 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though	Heres a post from the past, I dont remember who made it (Scape maybe). I've never tried it personally, but supposedly it works. Attached Thumbnails

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24-January-04, 11:42 PM		#3 (permalink)
biohazardpc H.A.L.O.-Hoe	Yes you will have to reinstall windows for a couple of reasons.. One you are changing from amd to intel.. Two you are changing mobos and probably ram.. You really need to do a fresh install but most likely you will have to anyways..

25-January-04, 12:00 AM		#4 (permalink)
s2ua7 Apex Techie I	Ok... I know before someone was saying that if you changed mobos and reinstalled windows you would be prompted to call Microsoft help desk to let them know... Then I thought I read somewhere online that you didnt have to.... I am sure it will prompt me to call.... Anyone else know for sure??

25-January-04, 12:03 AM		#5 (permalink)
campy6 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	I just did what you want to do twice in the last two days and I had to reinstall xp each time in the past I have done it and it has worked but not this time I got the blue screens of death each time back up your important things I was ok because most of my data lives either on seperate drives or on a partition edit: mine didn't prompt but mines xp pro home will prompt you

25-January-04, 12:05 AM		#6 (permalink)
s2ua7 Apex Techie I	Lol... thats what I am doing right now hehe Burning all my important stuff Like America's Army.... Damn 2 hour download with DSL, I am damn sure I am going to back that up lol...

25-January-04, 12:24 AM		#7 (permalink)
Red02 Freck-hoe-d	Not sure about home but with Pro it wont ask. There is a file you can remove in the config setup so that when you install the new stuff it will still work. But I strongly advise for the best performance do a fresh install. Unless you like horrible load times a lag that would eat you for breakfest.