New CPU and MOBO

Mountaincoffee

Im getting my New CPU and Mobo and RAM soon, and was wondering after ive installed my it all, will i need to reinstall xp or will it work like before, im unsure.
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jamiejim

Im not entirely sure, but it should do. Although you will have some new drivers to install. Is your XP OEM? Cos I dont think microsoft like it when you install a new MOBO.

Mountaincoffee

i custom built my computer and bought windows so no its a retail version, a friend did something like this and he had to ring Microsoft for a new activation key, as windows recognizes the mobo or something so if you get a new one it thinks its a new computer but you ring them and you get a new activation key, i think.
im getting the Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 CPU, and this mobo http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products ... uid=123837
can you think of any other mobos around 40 that are any better than that?
cheers

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jamiejim

well you should be ok then, XP won't need reactivating.

No idea about MOBO's. wait till someone with more 'puter knowledge comes along

ride_whenever

technically yes you might need to re-activate, but quite possibly you will end up not. It is all a bit random.

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Mountaincoffee

ok sweet, cheers
do you know anything about mobos and cpus?

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