Installing new Mobo

[CERO]

If u go that root for sure Uninstall the Chipset drivers, and if u got new GFX uninstall the drivers to, good luck m8

[Jeddy]

Thanks for your help CERO, reps for you

[CERO]

Np problem m8, thats we are here for helping eachother, cheers

[Bungral]

Just swap the motherboards and plug the harddrive in. It should work fine and then you can see if it slows up or is a bit buggy... If so then uninstall all the old drivers and then install your new ones.

I only switched my mobo from a 650i to an X38 so totally different chipsets and it worked fine when I used the same windows install of Vista. I didn't even uninstall my old drivers and just installed my new ones over it as I was planning a fresh install a couple of days later. For those couple of days though the pc worked flawlessly.

Obviously you should uninstall the old drivers anyway but I was just giving an example that it isn't necessarily as bad as is being made out.

[The Computer Council]

Originally Posted by name='Jeddy'

My copy is OEM, which i assume is bad.

I hear that if you repair your windows install it will redetect your hardware?

I have the install disk from the oem copy but I really dont want to wipe and restart from scratch.

It depends really. You'll most likely need to call Microsoft in order to reactive on the new board. I've rang on behalf of customers before now, some representatives simply activate it over the phone for you, and others do not! I quote one conversation with a MS rep:

"I'm afraid an OEM licence lives and dies with the motherboard".

Hopefully you'll get someone in a better mood if you have to call them.

[Jeddy]

Can anyone give me the telephone number to call should i require my key to be re-activated?

I cannot find it on the microsoft website...

[Bungral]

Originally Posted by name='Jeddy'

Can anyone give me the telephone number to call should i require my key to be re-activated?

I cannot find it on the microsoft website...

It tells you on the installation when you try and use the network key. It'll say that you will need to activate my phone and supply you with the number to call. I've done it a few times with my OEM software and had no problems. Just answer the questions they ask with the answers they obviously want to hear.