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Old 13 November 2003, 12:42 PM
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Quick question. Last time I upgraded my pc (new mb and chip) my xp install that was already running failed due to the new hardware and the way the licence key works.

This time I am only do a small cpu swap xp1900+ to xp2500, anybody now for sure whether I will need to reinstall xp or will this swap be ok. (anybody done it)

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Old 13 November 2003, 12:47 PM
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I did it on XP Pro and it worked fine (XP2000 for XP2400), no problems. Not sure if the same can be said for the home version . . . .
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Old 13 November 2003, 01:30 PM
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Cheers m8 .. that what I thought .. it is pro I am running.

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Old 13 November 2003, 07:22 PM
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Shouldn't need to reinstall.
You may need to get a new license key from Microsoft though. Just choose the register by phone option.

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Old 13 November 2003, 07:58 PM
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I changed processor and I had to re-activate my MS office applications by throwing in the CD again
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Should be fine, you will only have a probelm if you change the MB.

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Thanks for the advice. No problems at all (apart from release the old heatsink). And Office xp did require the first disk being thrown at it

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