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?

XP isn't real happy about switching major components like the motherboard.
You can try it but more than likely it would be in your best interest to
start a fresh windows XP install at least on the C: drive.

John Bell

"badmotorvision" <burnham.mike@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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?
>

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?

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

--
Larry Samuels Associate Expert
MS-MVP (2001-2005)
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:eXGXGNU5FHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 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/
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "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?
>