Looks like you are a VERY LUCKY guy !!
Or do you have a magic copy of windows ???
I dont think those guys are telling theses stories just for fun, do they ?
Myself I did this kind of operation quite often with win9x, and it pretty much always
ended by reinstalling the whole system.. I have a procedure for this so it might not
be TOO difficult and, whith some good luck, I won't have to reinstall all application
since their system/dlls are gone in the process
Well, if you think that rebooting 20 times each time you install something or change
your DNS server or just said OK instead of cancel in the configuration panel sub menu
is normal ...
This is something I still cannot understand ... and is getting on my nerves pretty bad.
As of Linux, I have NEVER seen that changing the mother board needs any .conf file
twisting (which .conf BTW). Or maybe I am doing something wrong which just makes Linux
to work anyway ?
Regards
Philippe
Clint Tinsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Although this is a Linux discussion group, I have found Windows pretty tolerant of
> system board changes. I am currently runing a copy of Windows98 Second Edition
> that started out life as Windows95 Upgraded Edition and it has been migrated across
> atleast 4 system boards and 5 hard drives over the years, currently runing on a
> K6-350. Windows95/98 seems is a too smart/too dumb adaptive semi-intelligent
> operating system and as long as you know what you have in making sure the proper
> drivers are available and loaded, it works well, almost under water. I have an
> OSR2b image that I use in the workplace that so far has adapted to every system I
> have put it on, multiple reboots while it learns and adapts which is normal. We
> are hoping for the day that Linux is that this "adaptive" and self-configuring but
> in the meantime we'll continue to tweak .conf files...
>
> fred smith wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 06:44:45PM +1030, lloy0076 wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi There!
> > >
> > > I have recently installed an MS-5184 Baby AT VI4 Motherboard with an AMD
> > > K6-III running at 450MHZ. I used to run an AMD K6-II @ 366MHZ with an
> > > old, 66MHZ board. The memory is exactly the same. Some people said I
> >
> > You're not using PC100 RAM with the new board? I'd think that would
> > cost you BIG on performance since you can't (shouldn't) run old RAM
> > at the 100Mhz bus speed the K6-III will prefer.
> >
> > > would notice a difference; some said I wouldn't. My experiences so far
> > > are:
> > >
> > > * StarOffice actually looks like it's doing something and reacts
> > > straight away
> > > * Netscape loads almost at the click of a button
> > > * X runs significantly faster
> > > * The GIMP loads significantly faster
> > >
> > > In my opinion the upgrade has been worth it. Besides, I now have two
> > > relatively fast machines. The older KG II @ 366MHZ was certainly quite
> > > fast and I still have it; just gotta get round to installing it into a
> > > case somewhere. The only glitch is that it killed my Windows (again).
> >
> > Yeah, I learned the hard way last spring when I put a new motherboard in
> > my system that Windoze positively *hates* it when the hardware changes
> > out from under it. I'm told I should have gone to "control panel"
> > "system" and removed all the system devices when shutting down the old
> > motherboard for the last time. I didn't, and had a major war with
> > Windoze to get it to even work. Even after the war there's still a
> > skirmish or two (every time it boots Windows kindly "finds new hardware"
> > for me, and it's always my sound card and my IDE disk controller--which
> > it already knows about and which work fine. I've got to tell it CANCEL
> > else it'll install a second copy of them. Every time!).
> >
> > >
> > > Because some of the I/O port addresses are different, Windows is asking
> > > this and asking that and asking this and askng that. I will eventually
> > > get around to installing the stupid thing....
> >
> > You could TRY doing what I suggest above, i.e., remove all the devices
> > under control-panel/system, shut it down then reboot windoze and let it
> > re-find all the hardware again. Reputed to work. Helped when I did it,
> > except for the ongoing issue I mention above which is not helped by
> > that technique.
> >
> > Thank goodness I rarely boot windoze on that system (I've got an old 486
> > on which I run Windoze when I absolutely have to) so it's not much of a
> > problem anymore.
> >
> > Fred
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> > But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
> > While we were still sinners,
> > Christ died for us.
> > ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------
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