spdiscus Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Weird. Windows detects your hardware during load. If the hardware has changed significantly, you'll be forced to call MS with a 40000000-digit install key just to log in. The process was fairly simple, but it's still a pain. I swapped some Ballistix for OCZ ELs and could not log in until after a call to MS. I couldn't do it online because my connection isn't active until after login. :-( Just a warning to those who are futzing with working/non-working RAM with these BIOSes - you may be forced to talk to an answering machine for a few minutes. BTW, NewEgg has now shipped me two straight DIMM sets with 1 busted stick. RMA number 2 in the same number of days. Go with ZipZoomFly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonsnak Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Yep it is most irritating. Also I lost my windows cd so I borrowed a friend's, his is also xp pro but it's oem (came on his comp) mine is retail so my key doesn't work on his cd! windows product activation, it's like, when microsoft makes mistakes they can irritate you but when they go out of their way to intentionally annoy you, man it's a whole 'nother ball game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpuz Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 To avoid this whenever i switch out mobos or some other major hardware, i always do a fresh install and i don't activate windows until i'm sure everything is working etc ( gives you 30 days to activate). When you try to activate and if it has already been installed and activated on another mobo, yes, you will have to talk w/ an operator to get you id. You have to explain that you COMPLETELY removed the software from the other installation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdiscus Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Three cheers for Microsoft! Go ahead, make some noise...so I know who to throw this busted DIMM at. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1derbike Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 What may I expect if I just transfer my HD and all hardware over to my new system from my old? SNAFU? Best to do a complete recovery/install? Or load a completely new OS (I have 64 bit XP Pro 1 year trial disk)? This is my first "build" from scratch. Any tips would be appreciated. Charles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space_Balls Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 What may I expect if I just transfer my HD and all hardware over to my new system from my old? SNAFU? Best to do a complete recovery/install? Or load a completely new OS (I have 64 bit XP Pro 1 year trial disk)? This is my first "build" from scratch. Any tips would be appreciated. Charles At least in my case I had to do a reinstall, even trying to install XP over the old install didn't work Guess it didn't like the big switch, every component except drives was a different vendor: ATI 9600 -> GF6600GT, Intel 2.4GhZ C->A64 3000+ Abit IS-7 865PE-> LANPARTY NF4 Might have more luck if everything is from the same company? No biggie for me, since a clean install is better anyways, and all my important data is on a different partition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorTensor Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Pirate Windows, no operator, no hassels :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 What may I expect if I just transfer my HD and all hardware over to my new system from my old? SNAFU? Best to do a complete recovery/install? Or load a completely new OS (I have 64 bit XP Pro 1 year trial disk)? This is my first "build" from scratch. Any tips would be appreciated. Charles The 64bit version does not require activation since you didn't pay for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Pirate Windows, no operator, no hassels :nod: this is a bannable offense at these forums. read the rules. They are there for a reason. No second warnings about pirated software discussions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedeater4 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 Hmmm... now, I had Windows installed on a SATA drive, I swapped it out and put a different HD in to test something out and started installing Windows. I got a big ole error saying I had a hardware error etc... and wouldn't let me install windows even after a format. So... I gave up and proceded to plug in the SATA HD again, and... now the system emergency crashes, and once in a while, I get that same blue screen that flashed up when I tried to install Windows XP on the older IDE drive... but it flashes up for all of a split second and disappears... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artanor Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 You got the latest bios weed? any raid setup ? Did you plug your drive back into the same port it was in previously ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedeater4 Posted February 23, 2005 Posted February 23, 2005 BIOS was 2/18/05... no RAID... not even sure what a RAID is to set one up, I'm knowledgeable enough to be dangerous but not enough to do much with it Plugged the SATA back into the same it was in before I put the IDE in and tried to install XP on that. Right now my PSU that I thought was good, is about useless thanks to misinformed CSRs at CompUSA!, so I'm hoping and praying that 90% of my problems are a result of that and will be fixed within a week or so... so I'm not going to worry about it for a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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