PhilB wrote:
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> Hi all
> I am about to upgrade my motherboard and processor,i would just like
> to know what effects this will have on my O/S (Vista Home Premium SP1).Will i
> have to reinstall everything?Can i just plug everything back in (HDDs
> Graphics cards Sound card etc) and just carry on as if nothing has
> happened?or are there more sinister things lurking that may bite me.
> Any help will be much appreciated
> Phil
You can try this: run windows on the old hardware, uninstall all the
hardware and hardware drivers from windows that you intend to change. Eg
adding a new gfx card then go to the device manager and uninstall the
old grfx card and drivers, refuse any reboot requests shutdown, install
the new gfx card and reboot. Do the same for all the hardware you are
replacing, even the motherboard if your fitting a new one. It's not
guaranteed to work but if it does it could save you a lot of time and
effort. I have had this method work in some cases but it seems to depend
on what hardware you are updating, if your moving from IDE to SATA or 32
to 64 bit then this unlikely to work. Note: you may need to boot into
safe mode to do the uninstalls and if you reboot after vista will
reinstall most if not every thing from its backup cache so you'll have
to start over.