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Upgrade MB on the XP OS

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by huynhsl

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Recently I had changed the Motherboard on the XP operation system.
Problem:
- MB declined accessing to the HD with the XP. I have to reinstall the XP, and all of my installed softwares were gone. But the Win98 had no problem.
Any ideas???. Did I made any mistake.

Thanks in advance with yours answers.

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by thechas

I don't know that you did anything wrong.

In fact, from the postings so far, it looks like changing a motherboard is going to be a big pain with any XP system.

The motherboard is one of the main items in the product activation list that make up the system profile.
Unless EVERY OTHER SYSTEM DEVICE stays the same, it appears that changing the MB causes a product activation lock-out.

Windows 98 does not have product activation, so it won't lock you out with a major hardware change.

Chas

by dmiles

There seems to be nothing wrong,it is common to lose some programs and applications after you re-run setup to install the operating.

You will have to re-install the applications from the cd that accompanies the software.

Nothing happened in W98 OS,because you did not re-install the operating system

by carquiza

Hi,

Best way is to check hardware compatibility problems with Windows XP. Hope this help.

DON'T Experiment please review the compatibility of all your hardware before try to install Windows OS...whether Windows 95,98,2000,NT,XP.
Just an opinion.

Cheers,

Mel Arquiza
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