On Mon, 10 May 1999 09:36:11 -0400, Lindstrom, Rick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Computer Folks-
>
>I've built several computers from scratch, but I've never done a mobo/cpu
>upgrade to a system that already had Win95 operational on it. I know that
>you can't just install the new mobo/cpu combo and then fire it back up
>without having Win95 blow a gasket or two, but I'm not exactly sure what
>the proper procedure would be.
>
>At a guess, I would say that it would go something like this:
>
>Before changing out the hardware, go into Device Manager and remove just
>about everything(?); turn off the machine and do the hardware swap; restart
>with only the video card, floppy, CDROM and HDD attached; pray a little;
>hope Win95 can figure out what's going on and detect the new "devices" on
>the mobo; reinstall and redetect sound cards, NICs, or whatever, one at a
>time. Pray a little more. Maybe have an operational system without doing a
>format and reinstall?
>
>Is this more or less correct?
>
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>Rick Lindstrom
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>Tallahassee, FL
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I'm writing this down from memory, and I don't have a Win95 PC handy, so my
apologies if the sequence I lay down is incorrect.
In Control Panel, run the System icon. One of the available choices (tabs?)
should be Hardware Profiles. If your setup is like most, there should be only
profile listed. Make a copy of it, calling it whatever you want.
Reboot the PC. When Win95 starts, it'll ask you which profile to use. Choose
neither. After that, Win95 rediscovers everything about your PC - mobo, CPU,
drives, cards, etc.
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