question about XP/new pc

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

bought everything for my new pc apart from HD and disk drives. my question is if i plug my old HD into my new mobo with all my new parts, will i need to reinstall games?

also will the XP key on the side of my old pc work if i tried re-installing it? or will i need a new key?

Adbot · **Posted:** June 21st, 2008, 2:44 pm

Shane · **Posted:** June 21st, 2008, 5:00 pm

Technically you won't. But it's always good to do a reinstall when getting new parts. Mainly for the junk that removing drivers would leave behind.

Also if it's a standard XP key it likely won't as you changed the CPU. But just call Microsoft up and they should fix it for you. I've had to do that before.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

Shane wrote:

Technically you won't. But it's always good to do a reinstall when getting new parts. Mainly for the junk that removing drivers would leave behind.

Also if it's a standard XP key it likely won't as you changed the CPU. But just call Microsoft up and they should fix it for you. I've had to do that before.

so if i ring em up they should be able to unassign that cd key from my old motherboard?

Shane · **Posted:** June 21st, 2008, 6:11 pm

- Tom - wrote:

Shane wrote:

Technically you won't. But it's always good to do a reinstall when getting new parts. Mainly for the junk that removing drivers would leave behind.

Also if it's a standard XP key it likely won't as you changed the CPU. But just call Microsoft up and they should fix it for you. I've had to do that before.

so if i ring em up they should be able to unassign that cd key from my old motherboard?

More or less

They just activate it remotely for you.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

Shane wrote:

- Tom - wrote:

Shane wrote:

Technically you won't. But it's always good to do a reinstall when getting new parts. Mainly for the junk that removing drivers would leave behind.

Also if it's a standard XP key it likely won't as you changed the CPU. But just call Microsoft up and they should fix it for you. I've had to do that before.

so if i ring em up they should be able to unassign that cd key from my old motherboard?

More or less

They just activate it remotely for you.

so what shud i say to em? tell em that i bought a new pc? or tell em my old mobo died so i had to buy a new one (lying)? and then ill need to find a copy of windows xp MCE? or will they send one to me?

The Killer · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2008, 3:59 am

It should work because I used the key from my old pc and it activated perfectly.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2008, 3:59 am

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

guess theres no harm in trying, just need to find someone with windows xp media centre edition CD...