horrorshow
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Hello [H],
So tomorrow I'll be swapping out my trusty P55 motherboard for a P67/2600k combo.
I intend to keep my current install of Windows 7 Ultimate. (official, non-OEM release etc)
I did my research and came across this: https://www.wintips.org/how-to-replace-motherboard-without-re-installing-windows/
- I checked the two registry entries mentioned and they were already set to "0", so I'm good there.
Basically, I don't want to run into any surprises.
I plan to uninstall all the motherboard drivers/chipset etc, then graphics driver. Then clean it all using DriverFusion, then finally booting into safe-mode and running DDU - set to "shut down on completion".
Then, I'll swap the motherboards, boot into the BIOS, make sure it's set to AHCI, and hopefully boot into windows.
Then, install chipset/drivers etc etc.
After it's all set and stable, I obviously intend to overclock (different thread, different section, different time)
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TLDR:
- I'm switching motherboard/cpu's but intend to keep my current Windows 7 install
- Just want to make sure I'm doing it correctly
- Is there anything I should be aware of??
As always thanks!
Horrorshow
EDIT: With so many views and no replies, I'll assume I'm good to go....
I'll report back afterwards so others will know how it worked out etc.
EDIT @ 9pm: Worked like a charm!
So tomorrow I'll be swapping out my trusty P55 motherboard for a P67/2600k combo.
I intend to keep my current install of Windows 7 Ultimate. (official, non-OEM release etc)
I did my research and came across this: https://www.wintips.org/how-to-replace-motherboard-without-re-installing-windows/
- I checked the two registry entries mentioned and they were already set to "0", so I'm good there.
Basically, I don't want to run into any surprises.
I plan to uninstall all the motherboard drivers/chipset etc, then graphics driver. Then clean it all using DriverFusion, then finally booting into safe-mode and running DDU - set to "shut down on completion".
Then, I'll swap the motherboards, boot into the BIOS, make sure it's set to AHCI, and hopefully boot into windows.
Then, install chipset/drivers etc etc.
After it's all set and stable, I obviously intend to overclock (different thread, different section, different time)
------
TLDR:
- I'm switching motherboard/cpu's but intend to keep my current Windows 7 install
- Just want to make sure I'm doing it correctly
- Is there anything I should be aware of??
As always thanks!
Horrorshow
EDIT: With so many views and no replies, I'll assume I'm good to go....
I'll report back afterwards so others will know how it worked out etc.
EDIT @ 9pm: Worked like a charm!
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