Greetings Mark and list
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From: "Mark J Kopczewski" <[log in to unmask]>

Some of my responses are interspersed...

> I want to upgrade my Celeron 700 system to an AMD based 1800 system.  I have read the feature
about this on this website but am concerned about the following:
>
> Once the new motherboard/processor/psu/fan/ram etc has been installed, I need to transfer all
my existing drives/graphics card etc over.  My primary drive (20 Mb)has Win ME on it with all
my software/programmes/games.  My secondary drive (6.4 Mb) is a slave drive for additional
storage.
>
> I have been told I will need to scram the contents of my primary drive and re-install the OS!
Eeek!

Before going to any drastic extremes, I would recommend installing the primary hard
disk in the new system, then booting to Safe Mode.  Once in Safe Mode, right click
My Computer, Click Properties, Click on the Device Manager tab, then, one-by-one
(leaving the mouse for last) remove all devices.  Shut down the computer as you normally
would, then power it up and allow WinME to 'rediscover' all the devices.  (I am assuming
you will have your WinME cd and any device driver disks at hand in case they are
necessary.)  This procedure has saved me from a complete re-install on a number of
occasions.

> The guide on this website suggests this is not the case.  What I don't want is to purchase >
the hardware then find the system will not configure itself and resulting in taking the
> whole lot to a PC repair shop to be re-configured etc.  The supplier of the upgrade
> hardware has recommedned I do the re-install of the OS.  They will be providing
> everything less the drives/graphics card.  I do not have a CD/RW or any other backup >
hardware apart from my slave drive.
>
> Can anyone please afford me a full and frank answer to my question/dilemma?  What should I
do?
>

Kevin Brown and Tom Turak's responses are also viable options.

HTH,

Paul A. Shippert


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