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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (14214)	11/8/2003 2:35:52 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (1) of 14778

ONLY the processor? Not the motherboard? Do you mean just a speed change? That should certainly be no problem. Even changing the processor (say, from a Celeron to a Pentium IV, or other processor accepted by a motherboard that accepts different processors) also should be no problem. There could be issues with device drivers if you change the mother board. But it's likely that the system will boot, but perhaps with the failure of one or more driver. Just install the right drivers. (What kind of drivers? On-board sound, other on-board peripherals, sometimes special chipset drivers - check you motherboard manufacturer's website for any downloads.) Not sure what you mean by "upgraded". Are you upgrading to XP at the same time that you are upgrading the hardware? Or are you upgrading the hardware after having upgraded the software? The fact that you previously upgraded the software from some other OS to XP is really irrelevant.

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