Repair installs don't work well with MCE. You can save yourself lots of time
and trouble by installing clean.

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"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Read the following:
>
> Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
>
> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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>
> "badmotorvision" wrote:
>
> | Hi, Currently I am running XP MCE2005 sp2. on
> | 3.0 ghz Socket 775
> | (2) gig ddr2 ram
> | Gigabyte MB
> | ATI 800XT AIW (AGP)
> | (2) SATA HDD's
> |
> | I am upgrading everything minus the HDD's
> | So I am swapping the current gear with
> | AMD X2 4400+
> | ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe
> | NVIDIA 6600GT
> | (2) gig ddr corsair XMS ram
> |
> | So if I put my hdd's in this new setup will windows boot and detect the
> | new hardware
> | and run me through the activation process or will I have to re-install
> | windows xp?
>