Upgrading P35 to P45, will it require reinstalling Windows XP?

[barrese]

My Abit IP35-E MB died. I need a new MB but would prefer to not have to reinstall Windows XP at this time. Would upgrading from a P35 to P45 MB allow that or should I just get another P35 board

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

You will have to reinstall on any new motherboard.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Its not necessary in your case but to rule out any problems you have down the road it would be a good idea.

 

[Gillbot]

You don't HAVE to, but it is always advisable to. You can also use sysprep to migrate but be sure to backup first regardless of which path you choose!

 

[Drsignguy]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
You don't HAVE to, but it is always advisable to. You can also use sysprep to migrate but be sure to backup first regardless of which path you choose!

As per threads read from the past, this is correct.

I didn't do a fresh install, But I did a few minor things to prepare like remove all drivers to vid card, HDD and all drivers that came with the P35 board. Did all this before shutting the system down. Then I removed hardware and installed onto the P45 board. Used 1 stick of Ram, Main Hd, Vid card and Dvd. Pretty much the basics, and booted into Bios, checked to see if all hardware was reconized and then rebooted. Went right into vista, and started the process of loading all the new drivers.

You might want to update all the drivers that you may need before you do all this. It was pretty simple really.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Drsignguy

Originally posted by: Gillbot
You don't HAVE to, but it is always advisable to. You can also use sysprep to migrate but be sure to backup first regardless of which path you choose!

As per threads read from the past, this is correct.

I didn't do a fresh install, But I did a few minor things to prepare like remove all drivers to vid card, HDD and all drivers that came with the P35 board. Did all this before shutting the system down. Then I removed hardware and installed onto the P45 board. Used 1 stick of Ram, Main Hd, Vid card and Dvd. Pretty much the basics, and booted into Bios, checked to see if all hardware was reconized and then rebooted. Went right into vista, and started the process of loading all the new drivers.

You might want to update all the drivers that you may need before you do all this. It was pretty simple really.

I believe sysprep does all this for you. It's really a good tool as I've used it to migrate from my PIII S370 system to Athlon XP system to a Socket 939 to Socket 775 without a single hiccup. (Yes, I know I need a fresh install!)

 

[Drsignguy]

Originally posted by: Gillbot

Originally posted by: Drsignguy

Originally posted by: Gillbot
You don't HAVE to, but it is always advisable to. You can also use sysprep to migrate but be sure to backup first regardless of which path you choose!

As per threads read from the past, this is correct.

I didn't do a fresh install, But I did a few minor things to prepare like remove all drivers to vid card, HDD and all drivers that came with the P35 board. Did all this before shutting the system down. Then I removed hardware and installed onto the P45 board. Used 1 stick of Ram, Main Hd, Vid card and Dvd. Pretty much the basics, and booted into Bios, checked to see if all hardware was reconized and then rebooted. Went right into vista, and started the process of loading all the new drivers.

You might want to update all the drivers that you may need before you do all this. It was pretty simple really.

I believe sysprep does all this for you. It's really a good tool as I've used it to migrate from my PIII S370 system to Athlon XP system to a Socket 939 to Socket 775 without a single hiccup. (Yes, I know I need a fresh install!)

Lol, Sometimes we all need to do a fresh install.

But, I must have done something very wrong then as when I did do the "sysprep", I think it had to do with administrative rights. Also, when I did it manually, it seemed much easier as I removed the necessary drivers and the unnecessary crap at the same time. I guess I like to tinker and take the long road...dunno why

 

[Deinonych]

If you follow this guide carefully, you can migrate to a new motherboard without having to mess with a reinstall or worry about conflicts.

 

[Plester]

moving from a p35 to 45 based board won't require a reinstall unless you want the warm and fuzzies of a clean install. as long as you are in a similar family of chipset you can change ide drivers to standard ide, swap your hardware and reboot in safe mode and let it do its thing. i have done it numerous times and rarely had issues. be prepared to do a clean install if it does get fubared tho.

 

[Big Lar]

Originally posted by: Plester
moving from a p35 to 45 based board won't require a reinstall unless you want the warm and fuzzies of a clean install. as long as you are in a similar family of chipset you can change ide drivers to standard ide, swap your hardware and reboot in safe mode and let it do its thing. i have done it numerous times and rarely had issues. be prepared to do a clean install if it does get fubared tho.

I agree with Plester. On my last board upgrade from a P35 DFI to the board in my sig, I didn't do a darn thing. I simply swapped boards booted up and let windows iron it out. Afterwards I ran CCleaner and cleaned out the registry and all has been good so far.I of course am due for a fresh install, but at least it gets me over the hump.

Larry

 

[error8]

I've changed my X2 4000+/ Asus M2N-E with a P35/E7200. I did NOT reinstalled windows Vista. I've just uninstalled all the drivers I had ( videocard, cpu, sound card and so on). Everything works great since then, no problems whatsoever. I have also changed an 8800 GT with a 4870, then switched back to 8800 GT and again to 4870. The windows has not been reinstalled during this switching of videocards. I didn't suffer any performance hit or errors or bugs.
So, there is no need to reinstall windows, period.

 

[mylittlepony]

Originally posted by: error8
I've changed my X2 4000+/ Asus M2N-E with a P35/E7200. I did NOT reinstalled windows Vista. I've just uninstalled all the drivers I had ( videocard, cpu, sound card and so on). Everything works great since then, no problems whatsoever. I have also changed an 8800 GT with a 4870, then switched back to 8800 GT and again to 4870. The windows has not been reinstalled during this switching of videocards. I didn't suffer any performance hit or errors or bugs.
So, there is no need to reinstall windows, period.

No problems here either. I just replaced a dead Gigabyte P35 with a fresh Gigabyte EP45 and replaced my video card. I did not reinstall Windows Vista 64.

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
You will have to reinstall on any new motherboard.

I went from P5K -> X48 Motherboard, my Vista handled the transition fine.. But XP I think wouldn't fare as well.