quick question on building

stishdr · 02-14-2006, 04:01 AM

Hi

I have a quick question, if i was to change motherboards and hardrive, would i have to reinstall windows or go rebuy windows? how does that work exactly, i'm new to this.

Mr.Suave · 02-14-2006, 04:04 AM

you would have to reinstall windows.
or you can do this
http://www.nilpo.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=88

b182tm · 02-14-2006, 04:57 AM

Yeah, most people do have to reinstall windows.

5u1c1d47m0nk3y · 02-14-2006, 09:57 PM

That will work for a new Mobo but obviously if you get a new Harddrive you have re buy windows.

02-14-2006, 04:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
stishdr Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oshkosh, wisconsin Age: 20 Posts: 163	quick question on building Hi I have a quick question, if i was to change motherboards and hardrive, would i have to reinstall windows or go rebuy windows? how does that work exactly, i'm new to this.

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Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	you would have to reinstall windows. or you can do this http://www.nilpo.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=88 __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

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b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Yeah, most people do have to reinstall windows. __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

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02-14-2006, 09:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
5u1c1d47m0nk3y Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 54	That will work for a new Mobo but obviously if you get a new Harddrive you have re buy windows.