Well my XP install which I use most of the time is on a different partition than the boot which is a buggered 2000 server which I can not get into any more. I also have a couple of betas on other partitions and I know it is pretty messed up but I got XP running just the way I want and I just do not want to spend weeks getting it all back. I wish there was a way to get my current install to the C partition and still keep everything else the same but I have installs spread out all over the place. It is not very well organized. I tried once doing an image of each partition on each drive and it was like 7 DVD's just for the C.
I am just wondering if anyone has replaced a board and been able to boot back into XP and successfully kept the original install?????? Mark Dodge MD Computers 360-772-2433 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6:21 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Motherboard upgrade Assuming it will boot completely at all. Even then, you can count on it not working very well until you do a proper format/reinstall. Why not just back up the boot volume and do it proper? (Please don't tell me you used the full drive capacity as your boot volume....) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:06 PM Subject: [H] Motherboard upgrade >I am going to install an Epox 9NPA and a 3500 and I am making sure that > there are not going to be any snafus. I have way to many gigs to try to > back > up and I am worried that XP will not start at all. I currently have a MSI > Neo3 and going to Nforce4 it will not be quite the same. Should I expect > XP > to do similar to 98 in that it will find the differences and install the > correct drivers as it boots in? > > Mark Dodge > MD Computers > 360-772-2433 > >
