Motherboard change now have two windows XP

I need help to repair Windows after I changed my motherboard from an MSI K8n
Neo2 Plat to an ETS KN1 SLI .

C: drive - Windows and programs
D: drive - data
G: drive - scratch disk.

On trying to log on Windows asked me to reactivate then said "incorrect
product key"

I then used my OEM restore disk and it reinstalled a fresh copy of windows
onto my G: drive. It asked me to authenticate and this was accepted using
the OEM key.

To get my programs working I thought now I'll go back C: windows and
authenticate again but I still get "incorrect product key"

How can I have windows authenticated on G: but not on C: ? Perhaps because
there are drivers for the old MB still installed? If this is the case is
there a way that I can fix this?

The MSI motherboard used Nforce3 chipset and the new ETS MB uses Nforce4
chipset.

regards,

Beemer

Boot from a WinXP CD and do a repair installation on drive C. You might need a retail version CD to do this. If you want to do a clean install you could wipe the C drive clean and do a restore to drive C.

Beemer wrote:
>
> I need help to repair Windows after I changed my motherboard from an MSI K8n
> Neo2 Plat to an ETS KN1 SLI .
>
> C: drive - Windows and programs
> D: drive - data
> G: drive - scratch disk.
>
> On trying to log on Windows asked me to reactivate then said "incorrect
> product key"
>
> I then used my OEM restore disk and it reinstalled a fresh copy of windows
> onto my G: drive. It asked me to authenticate and this was accepted using
> the OEM key.
>
> To get my programs working I thought now I'll go back C: windows and
> authenticate again but I still get "incorrect product key"
>
> How can I have windows authenticated on G: but not on C: ? Perhaps because
> there are drivers for the old MB still installed? If this is the case is
> there a way that I can fix this?
>
> The MSI motherboard used Nforce3 chipset and the new ETS MB uses Nforce4
> chipset.
>
> regards,
>
> Beemer

Apparently you did not realize that when you change the motherboard used
with a harddrive containing Windows as the OS, you HAVE to reformat the
harddrive and do a fresh install of the OS in order to avoid the problems
you are having.

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DaveW

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"Beemer" <Beemer@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:LkTZi.46093$c_1.26318@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>I need help to repair Windows after I changed my motherboard from an MSI
>K8n Neo2 Plat to an ETS KN1 SLI .
>
> C: drive - Windows and programs
> D: drive - data
> G: drive - scratch disk.
>
> On trying to log on Windows asked me to reactivate then said "incorrect
> product key"
>
> I then used my OEM restore disk and it reinstalled a fresh copy of windows
> onto my G: drive. It asked me to authenticate and this was accepted using
> the OEM key.
>
> To get my programs working I thought now I'll go back C: windows and
> authenticate again but I still get "incorrect product key"
>
> How can I have windows authenticated on G: but not on C: ? Perhaps
> because there are drivers for the old MB still installed? If this is the
> case is there a way that I can fix this?
>
> The MSI motherboard used Nforce3 chipset and the new ETS MB uses Nforce4
> chipset.
>
> regards,
>
> Beemer
>
>
>

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:53:08 -0800, "DaveW"
<nothing@bot.org> wrote:

>Apparently you did not realize that when you change the motherboard used
>with a harddrive containing Windows as the OS, you HAVE to reformat the
>harddrive and do a fresh install of the OS in order to avoid the problems
>you are having.


Apparently you still don't realize that you DON'T always
have to reformat and do a fresh install. Often you don't
even need to do a repair install, though Windows may need
reactivated.

"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
news:pq0ij3dongbn4g6n5fa7j2egcm3ftf5gb5@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:53:08 -0800, "DaveW"
> <nothing@bot.org> wrote:
>
>>Apparently you did not realize that when you change the motherboard used
>>with a harddrive containing Windows as the OS, you HAVE to reformat the
>>harddrive and do a fresh install of the OS in order to avoid the problems
>>you are having.
>
>
> Apparently you still don't realize that you DON'T always
> have to reformat and do a fresh install. Often you don't
> even need to do a repair install, though Windows may need
> reactivated.
>

Kony,

thanks for the encouragement! I have spent a day on the web and found
enough to get a positive result without reformatting or re-installing
Windows. If our polititians had the same resolve, had the same
frustration and spent the same time as I did then perhaps they personally
might avoid the rush to violent conflict.

thanks,

Beemer