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Motherboard's died, and I cannot boot XP on another PC

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by jazzbo, 2003/04/23.

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  1. 2003/04/23
    jazzbo

    jazzbo Inactive Thread Starter

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    my Motherboard's died, and I cannot boot XP on another PC using the same hard drive that i instaled,and activated HOME XP on?!

    what happens now??, i heard MS makes you call them,as it wont run,as activated on a specific PC?
     
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    Abraxas

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    You won't be able to boot XP on another computer that uses entirely different drivers. You need to do an inplace upgrade:

    How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

    Instructions for reactivating by net or phone will appear when you log in.
     
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