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Reinstall Windows with a new Mobo?

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Big Fred

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I've got a new mobo (Asus A8N), video card and memory on the way. I'll be keeping all my other components including my hard drive. Will I need to reinstall windows on this drive to use it with the new mobo, or do I just leave the drive as it is? I have a little music and some pics on the drive that I want to keep; probably too much to just move them to a CD or two. Do I partition the drive and move the files there, or should I get a new hard drive and use one to store the files and the other to freshly install windows?
I'm betting the best answer is get two hard drives and do a fresh install, but I'm looking for what my options are.
 
A fresh install is the best way, but there are ways around it.. If its the same chipset you might just be able to swap with no problems... but otherwise take a look at this thread for help.
 
Thanks hulkster, my search abilities aren't up to snuff. I'll try that sysprep and hopefully that will save me a lot of time and trouble. :D
 
Please for the love of everything that is naughty and perverted... REINSTALL!

Thank you and have a nice night. :)
 
learning the wield sysprep has value in and of itself
who know but one day you may need to install to a host of copmputers at one go

in the event it doesnt workout for you, what have you really lost?
 
What about a repair install?

I moved from a dfi k8m800 POS 754 mobo to a A8V, and that was basically the same chipset. I put in the old install and it ran ok. It was a temp solution, b/c there's a bunch of things that popped up about drivers not being right. I probably could have done fine without a reinstall, but fresh reinstalling often is a good idea.

If you have a small hdd or an Ipod or friend with one, i'd back your shit up to that, make sure to partition your drive, and reinstall. I guess you can partition an active drive, you might need Partition Magic or something like that.
 
I used sysprep and everything has been smooth. Had one crash in BF2 SF, windows said it was a driver error. Downloaded new Nvidia drivers, and so far no problems. Saved me a lot of work until I feel like a fresh install. Thanks!
 
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