I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the old one
is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All other stupp,
like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?

Thanks!

[Shenan Stanley]

Crack wrote:
> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?

Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice - go
for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.

Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather than by
Internet.
Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the Internet.
Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each manufacturer -
not Microsoft.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--

Thank you Shenan!
Of your answer i understand that i always? can call MS and activate my
legal! copy. Then the problem is small! I will buy me a new MB and install
my new HD.
//Crackman

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> Crack wrote:
>> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
>> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
>> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?
>
> Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
> Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice - go
> for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.
>
> Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather than
> by Internet.
> Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the Internet.
> Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
> Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each manufacturer -
> not Microsoft.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
>

[Shenan Stanley]

Crack wrote:
> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
> Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice
> - go for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.
>
> Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather
> than by Internet.
> Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the
> Internet. Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
> Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each
> manufacturer - not Microsoft.

Crack wrote:
> Thank you Shenan!
> Of your answer i understand that i always? can call MS and activate my
> legal! copy. Then the problem is small! I will buy me a new MB and
> install my new HD.

If your license of Windows XP is retail (not OEM) and/or you haven't
activated in 120 days and/or your story makes sense...
Yes.

If it has been more than 120 days since you activated, you won't even have
to call - Internet Activation should work.

The only "catch-22" is if the copy of Windows XP you have was "BIOS
locked" - which basically means it was an OEM copy put together so
specifically for your current hardware that it working on another system is
almost not going to happen..

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--

Thank You again Shenan!
I have "built" the pc my self (by parts) and i have bought XP (uppgrade)
myself, for longer then 120days. I was worry´d about serialnumbers on
motherboard and HD.... The CPU is the same. The problem with the MB (ASUS
P4S8X / Promice PDC20376 / FastTrack376) is that it has RAID activated and
i dont need it any more. With RAID it seems that i can´t use my new S-ATA
disk....

Is it best to have the old disk in PC when i do the installation of XP on
the new S-ATA disk, or not?

//Crackman.

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:uaAnwI5bFHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Crack wrote:
>> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
>> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
>> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
>> Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice
>> - go for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.
>>
>> Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather
>> than by Internet.
>> Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the
>> Internet. Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
>> Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each
>> manufacturer - not Microsoft.
>
> Crack wrote:
>> Thank you Shenan!
>> Of your answer i understand that i always? can call MS and activate my
>> legal! copy. Then the problem is small! I will buy me a new MB and
>> install my new HD.
>
> If your license of Windows XP is retail (not OEM) and/or you haven't
> activated in 120 days and/or your story makes sense...
> Yes.
>
> If it has been more than 120 days since you activated, you won't even have
> to call - Internet Activation should work.
>
> The only "catch-22" is if the copy of Windows XP you have was "BIOS
> locked" - which basically means it was an OEM copy put together so
> specifically for your current hardware that it working on another system
> is almost not going to happen..
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
>

[Shenan Stanley]

Crack wrote:
> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
> Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice
> - go for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.
>
> Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather
> than by Internet.
> Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the
> Internet. Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
> Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each
> manufacturer - not Microsoft.

Crack wrote:
> Thank you Shenan!
> Of your answer i understand that i always? can call MS and activate
> my legal! copy. Then the problem is small! I will buy me a new MB and
> install my new HD.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> If your license of Windows XP is retail (not OEM) and/or you haven't
> activated in 120 days and/or your story makes sense...
> Yes.
> If it has been more than 120 days since you activated, you won't even
> have to call - Internet Activation should work.
>
> The only "catch-22" is if the copy of Windows XP you have was "BIOS
> locked" - which basically means it was an OEM copy put together so
> specifically for your current hardware that it working on another
> system is almost not going to happen..

Crack wrote:
> Thank You again Shenan!
> I have "built" the pc my self (by parts) and i have bought XP
> (uppgrade) myself, for longer then 120days. I was worry´d about
> serialnumbers on motherboard and HD.... The CPU is the same. The
> problem with the MB (ASUS P4S8X / Promice PDC20376 / FastTrack376) is that
> it has RAID activated and i dont need it any more. With RAID
> it seems that i can´t use my new S-ATA disk....
>
> Is it best to have the old disk in PC when i do the installation of
> XP on the new S-ATA disk, or not?

Since you bought an Upgrade edition, it's retail. This means you can move
it from machine to machine as long as it is never installed on more than one
(according to the EULA) as many times as you wish to install it with no more
than maybe a phone call to reactivate - although usually you can reactivate
merely by using an internet connection.

As for being best whether the old drive is in there or not during the
install.. Since you are going to have a fresh install - I would leave the
drive out - install your OS and get it patched/etc - put it in there to get
whatever data you need off it and either take it back out or format it and
use it as a backup if you so desire (if i am understanding you correctly
that is. *smile*.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--