New mobo - why reinstall XP?

[Harabecw]

I think there was another thread about this but couldn't find it.
I'm about to switch to a Springdale motherboard.
What will happen if I *dont* reinstall WinXP?
Is it really neccessary?

 

[Lord Evermore]

You'll get a blue screen of death on boot.

Read this: http://subscriber.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=34&threadid=1061767&FTVAR_MSGDBTABLE=

 

[DamageInc]

From my experience, going from an Intel chipset to a different Intel chipset, you wouldn't need to reinstall Windows XP. I did an 845 to 875 upgrade, and it booted up just fine. However, if going from say a SiS chipset to an Intel chipset, you'd probably have to do a repair install or just a clean install of XP. I guess XP/2000 looks for the hard drive on the old IDE chipset when it wants to load all its drivers. This causes it to give you a blue screen of death, and won't let you boot completely into Windows.

So, it is generally best to reinstall after changing your motherboard.

 

[minendo]

Helping Windows Survive a Motherboard Upgrade

 

[Lord Evermore]

That FAQ needs to be edited so that the Repair option is the FIRST suggestion. All the rest of that is such a waste of time.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
That FAQ needs to be edited so that the Repair option is the FIRST suggestion. All the rest of that is such a waste of time.

Let AndyHui know that then.

 

[CraigRT]

you don't always have to re-install... you can always try, and if it works, then you're fine... i switched my mobo from my last upgrade to my new one and it works fine without a re-install of 2000 Pro... actually it works amazing... not a single glitch or problem... just give it a try first. like the one guy said about the BSOD, won't always happen, esp. going from a motherboard with the same chipset manufacturer.

 

[Harabecw]

Going from a crappy SiS 651 chipset to the above mentioned Springdale.
As for repair, all it does it make me reinstall all drivers right? so I should probably put all the drivers I need (er, umm, er, just for Radeon hehe) in one folder and get ready?

 

[alkemyst]

I don't think the hardware install routines for certain things work well on a chipset level....so you mileage may vary.

Sometimes it appears to work fine, but you get instability and other problems (perhaps sound or video glitches).

Best bet is to do a real clean install when upgrading a motherboard.

 

[Lord Evermore]

The Repair install wipes ALL previous drivers and the Registry information for them. There is no conflict on any level because of this, unlike simply swapping hardware and booting. All of the device configuration is reset as if it were a fresh install. It leaves behind all your software, and all the dll's that software might load, but all the basic OS stuff that's needed to run the machine is reset. If there are problems due to software, then obviously a repair install won't fix it, but if your system is working fine and just is changing hardware, Repair works perfectly.

 

[Harabecw]

yeah, just switching mobo+ram.
do I access the repair option by booting with the XP CD?

 

[Confused]

Boot off the CD, and follow it through. Where it asks you where you want to install to, select the partition where it was installed previously, and tell it to leave the file system intact. This will then install it to the same partition, and keep all your data and programs and settings.


Well, that's how I've done it before, anyway. If that's not right, then someone please correct me


Confused

 

[Harabecw]

oki day. thanks for the replies everyone. now to actually get the parts...
I'm feeling more and more hostility towards my motherboard with each passing day.
According to Sandra, my PC2100 RAM and 144Mhz (288DDR) gets about 1800MB/sec....~1600MB/sec non-OCed

 

[Lord Evermore]

As pointed out in both the thread I linked to, and in the FAQ link...the procedure is to skip the first screen that asks about repairing, then when it locates your current installation, choose the repair option.

Do NOT select to install and keep the current file system intact. That will do a complete reinstall and overwrite the Registry and all other Windows files, and your apps will have to be reinstalled. All your personal files will be there, but since your account will be removed they may be a pain to access.

 

[Hardtarget]

Originally posted by: Lord Evermore
As pointed out in both the thread I linked to, and in the FAQ link...the procedure is to skip the first screen that asks about repairing, then when it locates your current installation, choose the repair option.

Do NOT select to install and keep the current file system intact. That will do a complete reinstall and overwrite the Registry and all other Windows files, and your apps will have to be reinstalled. All your personal files will be there, but since your account will be removed they may be a pain to access.

beat me to it.