Swapping motherboards and Windows XP?

[Howard_Casto]

Swapping hardware is a sinch usually.  What you do is before you switch the mb, immedately boot into safemode.  Now all you want to do in here is uninstall all hardware via the device manager.  And I mean EVERYTHING.  Anything it'll let you remove, do so. This includes chipset drivers, busses bridges, processor drivers anything.

Now power down and install your hardware. 

Now boot into regular windows and xp will automatically detect all of your hardware as if it was installed the first time.  You may run into glitches during the install process, but once xp becomes bootable again you can sort out minor annoyances. 

Here's the catch...... this will probably be the last time you can do this type of upgrade.  Xp can only do full hardware changes (motherboard) a few times. 

[Harry Potter]

So basically, what you just suggested would take roughly the same amount of time as a full re-install but with a hell of a lot more hassles?

[Harry Potter]

Core drivers (ie most chipset drivers) cannot be uninstalled without severe damage to the OS.

Sigh..

yes they can.. they were installed AFTER you installed the OS..  Not durring.. Only time this isnt true is if your running SATA drives with onboard sata..

Is it more legible in bold writing mate? I didn't say it was imposssible, just unwise.

[DrewKaree]

Hey Bozxcv, mebbe try clapping with one hand.

[SOAPboy]

Core drivers (ie most chipset drivers) cannot be uninstalled without severe damage to the OS.

Sigh..

yes they can.. they were installed AFTER you installed the OS..  Not durring.. Only time this isnt true is if your running SATA drives with onboard sata..

Is it more legible in bold writing mate? I didn't say it was imposssible, just unwise.

I was saying its not going to damage the OS.. -_-

[Otraotaku]

uh.... um.. well i go to vocational for computers, and i asked around an no one really knew about the XP swap newer Mobo thing right off hand... but i have plenty of resources and minds to help me there so im gonna just bring the whole tower to school with me... ^.< its kinda ify what may happen but whatever happens, happens...

[Harry Potter]

Core drivers (ie most chipset drivers) cannot be uninstalled without severe damage to the OS.

Sigh..

yes they can.. they were installed AFTER you installed the OS..  Not durring.. Only time this isnt true is if your running SATA drives with onboard sata..

Is it more legible in bold writing mate? I didn't say it was imposssible, just unwise.

I was saying its not going to damage the OS.. -_-

How can I argue with that. You're right.

[DrewKaree]

What direction do I have to install a new hard drive?  I put it in upside down and welded it to the CDRom drive for stability.

Did it broke?

What if I just want to remove the northbridge chip and solder it onto another motherboard?  That's pretty easy and simple right?  Or at least tell me while unwise, it's still possible.   Please, feel free to ramble on about just HOW easy it will be if I have access to eleventy brazilian dollar fab lines.  I axed around on Gologle and some chick said it's possible.  I axed her to show pitchers and Her did.

[AtomSmasher]

I axed around on Gologle and some chick said it's possible.  I axed her to show pitchers and Her did.

That was you??  I look pretty good in drag, don't I?

[allroy1975]

I wrecked the BIOS on my MB about 2 weeks ago (i'm retarded) and I got a new mobo, different manufacture, different processor, booted up....worked fine

XP SP2.

that's just my experience though.

Allroy

You wrecked the BIOS? Did you try flashing it?

heh...that's how I smoked it.  I'm not sure what went wrong..but the PC wouldn't even make beeps after that.