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Originally Posted by Cyco-Dude
you can install a new mobo on winxp without requiring a reformat, but i forget the process. you can google it, but i suppose it's irrelevant now. still, a fresh install is ideal. also, i trust you read the manual and set the bios up correctly?
maybe you just suck at building computers! LOL  
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Yeah, problem is your previous mobo has to have worked. Mine up and died so there was nothing I could really do. Set the bios up? There is nothing to setup really. Only reason the LAN was not set to enable was I set the bios to fail safe in hopes XP would load, which it didn't. Then forgot to change the bios settings back.
Main point still is you just shouldn't have to **** with things to make them work in this day and age. There is no reason Microsoft can't have a setup option for after you replace your mobo or any part in case XP will not load. Instead of having to do a freaking re-install they just need to have an option to change what is needed to be able to load the new part drivers. Hell for the price we pay it should automatically do it on boot up like Aronj66's experience.
ricecrispi: I hear you for sure. In fact I use to build all the relatives comps. Now I suggest they just buy a Dell so when they **** it up they won't call me.
