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Subject:	Re: Replacing Mobo/CPU while leaving OS intact
From:	Earl Truss <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 10 May 1999 20:28:36 -0600
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At 09:36 AM 5/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>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.
>
I've done this more than once and had no problems.  I've upgraded from a
486 to a Pentium with Windows 95 installed on the hard drive with no
apparent problems.  As far as I know, no special precautions other than
doing a full backup are required.

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