How do I least upset XP

FlyingFish

FlyingFish

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Hi all

I've got a new mobo and cpu coming from ocuk, and was wondering what would be the best way to change to a different chipset and cpu (nforce&amd to via&intel) without getting xp all confused..

I know I could do a format and reinstall, but that would be a proper ball ache. And time consuming, with all the backing-up and program re-installing etc...

Just wondering what sort of things to delete/uninstall, and the best way to do it.

Any step by step guides would be good :)

Thanks
Mick
 
There are ways to get drivers happy etc, but I would still advise against it. A MB swapout will totally distrupt the HAL and your installation will never be as stable as it could be, nor give you the best performance.

Are you sure it's too much hassle to reinstall?

Burnsy
 
burnsy2023 said:
There are ways to get drivers happy etc, but I would still advise against it. A MB swapout will totally distrupt the HAL and your installation will never be as stable as it could be, nor give you the best performance.

Are you sure it's too much hassle to reinstall?

Burnsy
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I second that.

See it as an opportunity. You will be forced to back up importand (or even unimportant data) which you should be doing anyway and your system will run a lot better for it anyway as you start off with a fresh registry without all the rubbish that collects in it no matter how careful you are.
 
I'd backup all of your files etc then create an image of the old system.

Stick the new motherboard and CPU in and see what happens. If it goes **** up you've got all your files backed up and also a image of old system, so you could put the old mobo, cpu back in and restore the image if need be.

I know what you mean about reinstalling. I never used to mind reformatting and reinstalling Windows and used to do it every couple of months to ensure a smooth running, uber fast OS.

Now I just don't have the time and simply can't be bothered to anymore. I'll only reinstall unless all other avenues have been exhausted. Spent ages the other day reinstalling Windows on my laptop when I could've been doing something else.
 
As everyone else has said reformat for the win.

System will then be operating at its most efficient.
 
I've had no problems with

Removing all drivers.
Swap kit over.
Install new drivers.

From one chipset to a completely different one.


A fresh install is a nice clean slate though.
 
Rather than doing the total clean install, I would suggest using the XP install CD to do a 'repair' over your current installation.

That way you get to keep all your files and settings and the OS is configured for your new hardware. :)
 
I tried keeping my Windows installation when swapping a motherboard once. Windows worked, but it was terribly slow (and I did it all properly too). Ended up formatting in the end anyway. Would definitely recommend doing a clean install instead.
 
Digital Punk said:
Rather than doing the total clean install, I would suggest using the XP install CD to do a 'repair' over your current installation.

That way you get to keep all your files and settings and the OS is configured for your new hardware. :)
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Yeah, but you'll keep a very cluttered registry, which won't help performance.

Burnsy
 
burnsy2023 said:
Yeah, but you'll keep a very cluttered registry, which won't help performance.

Burnsy
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I've found the performance difference to be very marginal tbh, but it would depend on how well the system is kept.

The OP doesn't want to format and re-install.
In that scenario the repair is the best option available to him
 
FlyingFish said:
I know I could do a format and reinstall, but that would be a proper ball ache.
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~Not much of a ballache your probably going to run into. another suggestion here to backup and format.
 
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