Upgrading Mobo, CPU, video card

[Jawo]

I am building my first computer from parts. I have an old computer that I do NOT plan to use any more that has XP pro on it that I got from the MSDNAA site. I was wondering if I can take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it in the new computer. Will this cause any problems? I figure that since I have a legal license I should be able to do this, but don not know if I have to reinstall windows to get it to recognize the new mobo, cpu, and video card.

 

[winterlude]

I just fried a motherboard and rebuild a system last week.
Windows won't likely boot with all that change. It will keep trying to boot, but can't go to safe mode or any other mode to get into windows.

If you have the XP disk, you have the option to "repair" which is like reinstalling windows without rendering your programs useless. However, to repair the OS, you need to either know the administrative password, or have your CD key handy.

 

[IEC]

XP has the activation crap, so most likely it will just ask you to re-activate it (easily fixed by phone call to microsoft explaining you are transferring it to another comp)

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: Jawo
I am building my first computer from parts. I have an old computer that I do NOT plan to use any more that has XP pro on it that I got from the MSDNAA site. I was wondering if I can take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it in the new computer. Will this cause any problems? I figure that since I have a legal license I should be able to do this, but don not know if I have to reinstall windows to get it to recognize the new mobo, cpu, and video card.

If you can boot it you'll be fine.

2 reasons you might not be able to :

1. Different HAL
2. Different hard drive controller

You can do searches of my posts (look for hal, "pci standard IDE", and bluescreens, and a few will come up) to see how to fix it. It can be done, if #1 doesn't apply.