New mobo/proc. Do I need to format?

[TempestBlayze]

Hey guys,

I am going to be getting a new Proc, mobo, and ram soon. I was wondering if I had to reformat my drives for my computer to boot up properly?

Or could I just plug them in and start the computer up as usual with the new hardware?

 

[engiNURD]

What OS are you running? If you're running Windows, a Repair install should work fine.

 

[Azureth]

What's a repair install

 

[engiNURD]

What's a repair install

Its when you try to install an OS where an existing version of the same OS is already installed, and the setup detects this and offers you the option of REPAIRING the installation.

 

[Buford]

It may have been ten years ago but I replaced MB and CPU, I changed from AMD to Intel, keeping all the hard drives. I have been using NT4 for OS.

Anyway I just booted and NT "found the new hardware" and just asked me to reboot only once then ran like a champ.

You may have to call Bill Gates in India for permission to use the software you paid for but otherwise it should be painless.