[H] CPU Upgrade
Does Windows XP Pro SP2 need to be reinstalled when going from a single core Athlon 64 to an X2 processor? How about from a non-HT Pentium 4 to a Hyper Threaded one? Or will the OS just recognize it? Just wondering about future upgrade paths. Thanks.
RE: [H] CPU Upgrade
No. -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AMDSpeed Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:04 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] CPU Upgrade Does Windows XP Pro SP2 need to be reinstalled when going from a single core Athlon 64 to an X2 processor? How about from a non-HT Pentium 4 to a Hyper Threaded one? Or will the OS just recognize it? Just wondering about future upgrade paths. Thanks.
Re: [H] CPU Upgrade
No, and in fact you don't need to format after most upgrades anymore...just do a "repair" install. I did it a couple of weeks ago after installing a new mobo and PSU and have been running smoothly ever since. H. Chris Reeves wrote: No. -- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of AMDSpeed Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:04 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] CPU Upgrade Does Windows XP Pro SP2 need to be reinstalled when going from a single core Athlon 64 to an X2 processor? How about from a non-HT Pentium 4 to a Hyper Threaded one? Or will the OS just recognize it? Just wondering about future upgrade paths. Thanks.
Re: [H] CPU Upgrade
At 07:03 PM 1/11/2006, AMDSpeed typed: Does Windows XP Pro SP2 need to be reinstalled when going from a single core Athlon 64 to an X2 processor? The only time you would need to do that is if you went with a 64bit version of Windows Xp http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx or 2k3 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/64bit/default.mspx --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
