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kiwi1
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_ 		16. January 2007 @ 21:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello, soon I'll be attempting to upgrade the motherboard in a computer I have here. Will I need to format and reinstall windows?
Thanks.
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steimy
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_ 		17. January 2007 @ 07:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what exactly are you doing?
If you are getting a new motherboard then it will not effect Windows as that is on your hard drive.
If you have a system like Dell that ships Windows with their computers then you will need to get another copy. The copies that they give you with a system work well on that system, but not with a new motherboard.
I tried using the Windows from my Dell computer when i built a new on, and although it worked i had many glitches and error messages.
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ddp
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_ 		17. January 2007 @ 13:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if new board uses a different chipset than will have to re-install windows. read this link http://www.informationweek.com/showArtic...cleID=189400897 about XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option
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kiwi1
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_ 		17. January 2007 @ 21:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its a "TIME" machine and was brought over from the UK. It has an MS-6378 ver2 I want to replace with anything I can find with socket A + AGP 8x slot. I have win98 and an XP upgrade CD and have since downloaded SP2. Reinstalling would not be a major loss as this machine has hardly nothing on it anyway, Im just worried my windows will no longer be valid.
I'll have a read of that link, thanks
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steimy
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_ 		18. January 2007 @ 02:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well, there are free sources out there where you can get a full windows CD if you look hard enough. I can not really say a lot more in a public forum due to it being illegal.
But i have seen both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro
around the net.
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