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| XyloSesame:
I'm still dubious, but I always start with a fresh install, so I'm not the expert... Question: Since XP will just be installing controller and bus drivers, does it matter if you use an OEM CD even if you're running a service packed OS? |
| Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: acro-ii on September 24, 2007, 11:06:44 am ---You are. Boot from XP CD with same service pack revision as is on your machine. Go past the setup option to repair using recovery console. It scans for the current os. Then you get a repair option. It works perfectly. That's how I fix 90% of the pcs that poeple bring into my office. --- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on September 24, 2007, 10:59:50 am --- --- Quote from: Teebor on September 24, 2007, 10:34:10 am ---XP- Give it a go, often works out ok. but can be fixed by re-installing over the top usually so settings are kept intact --- End quote --- Often? Unless the mobo has the same exact chipset, XP will crash upon boot. Real PITA. Don't think I've seen this work once without requiring a fresh install. Please tell me I'm missing some simple step that makes life easier? --- End quote --- --- End quote --- Live and learn. I'll give it a shot. Thanks! |
| knave:
One added step that might help... Make sure you change to the default VGA video card drivers before you swap. This will make your install of the new GPU easier and possibly avaid any headaches. -now just a bit of opinion- While this can work, I always want my pc's to be squeeky clean. I reccomend installing XP fresh and adding your old HD as a slave to copy your files. For mame you should get all your configuration settings. Either way do yourseld a favor and change the VGA driver whenever you change Video cards. Oh and I know PC gamer did a walkthrough on how to do this in XP so I'm sure there are other guides out there. Do a little Google-fu and you should find out all the steps needed to totally swap out your hd without a new install. Good luck |
| xmenxmen:
--- Quote from: XyloSesame on September 24, 2007, 11:26:14 am ---I'm still dubious, but I always start with a fresh install, so I'm not the expert... Question: Since XP will just be installing controller and bus drivers, does it matter if you use an OEM CD even if you're running a service packed OS? --- End quote --- In most case no. Typically once you get the system up and running, you will go and update the drivers anyway. Only case I seen it matter the most is when you try to do a repair on the system. What happens here is the repair process will actually go out and delete the system files that's install in the windows directory and reload it from the cd. The problem here is that there's files/drivers from other area that are still at the higher service pack. They tend to conflict sometimes and cost the system to become unstable. If the system does come up and you are able to re-apply the service pack, it normally does take care of the problem. To avoid this completely I do recommend one to slipstream the service pack into the I386 directory or cd. Just do a google search on slipstream xp if you need more details. |
| More Cowbell:
Thanks for the advice. I'm running Windows 2000 on both systems. Does that make a difference to the XP-releated suggestions? I'm thinking that adding the hard drive as a slave and copying everything will be the most bomb-out proof way of going. |
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