Change Motherboard

Is still working then just go into the control panel and delete all computer resources and then power down and change the M'Board.

If however the old M'Board is dead then the only alternative is to repair the install from the CD but this may not work and you may need to reinstall the whole thing.

Just a note of caution here any M'Board changes require the reactivation of any MS products like XP, Office and anything else that you may be running.

If you require any further help just place another posting here and ask or e-mail me direct on the link below.

The Knowledge Base Article has come up missing on Microsoft's web site.

Their recommended procedure is to:

Back up the hard drive;

Install the new motherboard;

Load XP as a clean install;

Restore the files from the backup.

I will e-mail you the article.

Chas

Using the repair and see if if will reinstall the devices for you. But it's better to do a fresh install.

Jim D.