I bought a win xp disc and installed it. After that, the videocard has been replaced and 1 cd-rewriter was removed.
It may be possible that in a while, CPU, motherboard and RAM need to be replaced, or maybe the PSU only.
-if only the PSU needs to be replaced, can I still use win xp?
-if CPU, motherboard and RAM need to be replaced, I have to reinstall win xp, can I still use the same win xp key with the disc I bought?
Yes you can reuse the purchased copy of XP. You will probably be required to call MS to activate it again. That's a very painless and simple process that takes less than 10 min.
Ok, I thought that win xp was unable to work if about 3 hardware parts were changed. Because the videocard changed, cd-rewriter removed, and then possibly some additional parts changed, I was afraid I had to buy win xp again .
If it's a Retail copy of XP, you can replace anything you want, or move it to another PC.
If it's an OEM copy, it can only be used on the PC it was first installed on, which basically means the motherboard.
You can replace anything, except if you replace the motherboard, it must be with the same model, or with the model the manufacturer would supply as a warranty replacement if the original model is not available in order to stay within the EULA.
So if you have win xp retail:
if the pc is broken, you can still use the same license key that was used for the broken pc, on another pc? But you may have to contact microsoft for a new license key?
Correct, though the PC doesn't have to be broken, you just have to remove XP. You can install Linux, or another version of Windows on it and use that on the old PC.
Not quite. After installing XP, you then have to Activate it. Activation is one of the ways Microsoft verifies that your copy of Windows is not stolen, and isn't installed on more than one PC at a time.
When you install XP, it creates an activation hash code that is based on the License key (aka Product Key) and the hardware in the system. If you install that copy of XP to a different system, the hash code will be different, and the automated system won't let you activate, so you have to call MS to activate. Same thing happens if you upgrade a lot of hardware.
Pretty painless process, you just explain you are transferring XP to a new system (or that you upgraded some hardware), read them the activation hash, and they will give you a long activation code (40 or 50 characters) to type in.
I've read that if you have sata drives or raid, you need additional drives when installing win xp. What are these 2? I do have a sata hard drive, I want to install win xp on it.
In order to have win xp installed and recognize the sata II harddisk, do I need a special cable, or can I just use the standard sata cable and connect it to the sata port on the motherboard?
The standard SATA cable should work just fine. If the motherboard has a SATA I controller, you may need to set a jumper on the drive to force it to run as a SATA I Drive instead of SATA II. The label should show the jumper settings.
To install XP onto a SATA drive, you'll need the SATA driver for the motherboard controller. This will be on the Drivers CD for the Motherboard, or can be downloaded from the MB Manufacturer's website. If a Name brand OEM, it should be on their website.
You'll have to provide the driver on a floppy disk during setup, or slipstream the driver into a new CD to use for the install.
Installing XP onto a Sata drive with a Floppy Drive How Do I Install Windows XP On A SATA Hard Drive
When you press F6 it will seem like nothing happens, the article is unclear on that, so here's the basic procedure:
Boot with the XP CD
Watch the bottom of the screen and press F6 when prompted -- it will appear to do nothing.
You'll eventually be prompted to Press S to install an additional driver
Insert the Floppy Disk, and press S
Select any one of the listed controllers
Leave the floppy in -- even though it copies the files now, it will copy them again later.
Both boards are Sata 3.0 no jumpers to set, set the Sata drives to be seen as IDE(Default Bios setting) in the Bios and don't worry about the Sata/ Raid drivers if your not running Raid.
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