Actually you should be able to do this with your XP install disc. But I
forget how, I had to do the very same thing on my PC after the motherboard
died.
With alot of experience in this I will say the answer is maybe, and a few things can up your chances.
The key point is you are likely to be changing motherboards, and all the Windows configuration resources are store on your hard drive - and alot of them describe your current setting. Suddenly put a new set of resources there when you boot a different hard drive into a different PC and the operating system will see alot has changed.
The key questions are:
1) Has too much changed? Is this a toxic level of change - about a 1/3 chance from my experience
2) So where do I find the drivers for all this new hardware, and how many times must I install, and re-boot bfore all is normalised (normally about 3 times)?
So to increase your chances of success - have all the drivers for your new set-up, starting with the motherboard / chipset drivers, then network cards (to give you internet connectivity), then video drivers, then soundcards etc, either at hand or already installed on your hard drive - ready for use!
Hi all,
Exactly as G_Day said, and if there is too much of a hardware change, you will have to re register it with Micro$oft via the phone.
Try to get the same make & type can make life a lot easier.
Regards
