Format or not?

Here's the question. I am upgrading from 32 bit to 64bit, New motherboard,
cpu 64bit x2 core 6000 and memory. I am hoping that I don't have to reformat
my two hard drives and reload windows and all my software. Can I do just a
repair for windows to pick up the new hardware or will it just run when I
fire up????????


help please

thanks.

"The Old Man" wrote in message
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Here's the question. I am upgrading from 32 bit to 64bit, New motherboard,
cpu 64bit x2 core 6000 and memory. I am hoping that I don't have to
reformat my two hard drives and reload windows and all my software. Can I
do just a repair for windows to pick up the new hardware or will it just
run when I fire up????????


help please

thanks.

If you run it under a 32 bit OS, like the normal XP,
it will function the same as before. If you run it with
a 64 bit OS, like XP Pro 64, you will need 64bit
drivers for your hardware and 64bit versions of some
of your software.

Luck;
Ken

If I were you I would do a back-up before installing a new widows over
the top of your current system. Just in case

I certainly can't see the need to re-format
Mouse
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WHENEVER you change the motherboard that a harddrive with the OS on it has
used, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh install of the OS.
Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing Registry errors and data
corruption.

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DaveW

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"The Old Man" wrote in message
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Here's the question. I am upgrading from 32 bit to 64bit, New motherboard,
cpu 64bit x2 core 6000 and memory. I am hoping that I don't have to
reformat my two hard drives and reload windows and all my software. Can I
do just a repair for windows to pick up the new hardware or will it just
run when I fire up????????


help please

thanks.

WHENEVER you change the motherboard that a harddrive with the OS on it has
used, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh install of the
OS.
Otherwise you can look forward to ongoing Registry errors and data
corruption.

Not true.. if you go into device manager and delete everything under system
before you remove the old board, it should re-detect the new hardware..
failing that a repair installation would probably work..

Chris