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  • Nov 26, 2008, 03:58 PM
    bigdavy_p
    Will I have to reinstall XP after changing processor?
    Will I have to reinstall XP after changing the processor in my PC?
  • Nov 26, 2008, 04:02 PM
    NeedKarma
    Since it's a major hardware change by Microsoft's view, you may get prompted to contact Microsoft for a new registration key.
  • Nov 26, 2008, 04:24 PM
    Curlyben
    If you are lucky then a repair install might suffice.
  • Nov 26, 2008, 11:18 PM
    jdbennet

    Probably. You'll need to reactivate and will have issues if you have an OEM licence. Don't do a repair install, there's a bug where it breaks windows update
  • Nov 26, 2008, 11:27 PM
    Ferghus
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by NeedKarma View Post
    Since it's a major hardware change by Microsoft's view, you may get prompted to contact Microsoft for a new registration key.

    Most likely your system will not boot to Windows, and you will have to call Microsoft tech support, they will ask for your WinXP cd key code, then they will help you from there. But you will not need to do a reinstall.
  • Dec 8, 2008, 08:52 PM
    timtim-awesim

    You shouldn't need to do anything. It is possible you will need to re-enter the Windows Product Key, but this isn't usually a problem.
  • Dec 8, 2008, 08:53 PM
    timtim-awesim
    Comment on jdbennet's post
    Even with my OEM Vista Home Basic license from Newegg.com, I was able to reformat many times on two different computers. Activation worked fine every time

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