You'll have to activate Windows again, install the manufacturer's motherboard drivers (chipset, etc) and ALL software from scratch, but it's worth it. When you upgrade your motherboard, it's easiest to reinstall Windows from scratch (start with a clean slate), since Windows Setup will auto-detect the required drivers. Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel. A new partition you can quite easily make with, say, gparted,īest wishes. Important is to safe copy your files, to another disk, or another partition. In any case, be prepared for reinstall - it's not really the biggest task in life. But I'd say you need to reinstall, at least copying anything anywhere won't do it. Like so many times, h8ball will probably step forth and give you a definite answer. So, even if it's installed on your HD, that's not the crucial matter. In the eyes of Windows, your present mobo is "the true computer" it has been installed to, and if that changes it won't work. I don't know the true technical reason for it, but it's probably that Windows has registered your present mobo as proprietor of the license / activation, and the rights end when the platform changes. It may have changed on Vista+, but I doubt it. Generally, you can install a new processor, memories, CD / DVD, practically anything in Windows XP+ without the need to reinstall your OS, but a new mobo needs it. A full version will install on any platform. If you have "Only for X computers", it won't work at all on "Y computers". If it is, your new mobo should be of same brand. First of all, I get the picture you have an installation CD.
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