Upgrading Full system

[Mickey]

Hi all in this forum not being here so ill pop in and say HI
ok down to bizznesss

my old puter was Windows XP Prof
prescot 3.0 "D" cpu on a abit motherboard
graphics were nvidia 6800 GT
memory was 1 gig generic memory
storage was Intel U160 scsii on a raid-0 config (15k seagates)

Last night i finally got alll my bits to make a new computer
and was dreading the point where i turned it on and nothing happened
WELL it worked fine, i though any second now a blue screen or summat
BUT no it booted straight into windows

New Setup is
asus ws2 pci-x motherboard
BFG nvidia 8800 GTS OC 350 m
geil 4-4-4-12 2 gig memory
same controller and setup on the storage side

anyhow my first question is
i thought that windows didnt like moving to other PCs or if you upgraded your components it gave you problems, is this the case ?

also the only item that didnt work was my microphone
as i couldnt talk on teamspeak
the motherboard auto sensed the mic when i plugged it in but there was no sound
i then stuck in my SoundBLive into a spare slot connected it up and it worked fine

my second question is
do i need a different type of mic like a digital one or something as this mic works fine on my live but not on the onboard 8 channel HD sound setup
i also noticed that when i used an audigy the mic also didnt work

any suggestions and feedback would be apreciated


Thanks

[drunkn_munky]

I believe WGA doesn't like it if it detects different hardware to what it's used to. But if it's a fresh install I think you're ok. Either way you only need WGA for downloading Windows extras (like window's anti-spyware thingy).

Not sure about your second question.

[biggy7]

Mickey Mutant, did you do a fresh install of xp?

if not, i suggest you do mate, its advised that if you change motherboards a fresh install of the OS should be done.

you may find it ok now, but eventually you will blue screen all the time.

[blacksheep]

yup a fresh install is the way forward as you won't have unnecessary drivers that may cause troubles. As for the mic it sounds like it could be a driver issue - check in device management to see if the onboard sound is working properly.

[Mickey]

nope wasnt a fresh install its rock steady
moved the raid from the old machine to my new machine

and simply turned it on
been on for nearly 2 days and i am giving it all i can to see if its unstable
but to no AVAIl

i thought about getting a USB mic that will sort out my mic probs


Thanks anyhow

[BertRoot]

Hmmm the mic one is strange. Worht a rty with a reinstallof an old set of drivers you know worked. As previously stated if you are changing something large like a mobo then always rebuild. If I buy anything over about 40 quid I usually do a rebuild as it is worth it from a stability standpoint. Raid card would be a rebuild for me.

[Mickey]

Cheers Ber,
i will stick with the sblive i got in till i decide on what im gonna do,Maybe vist@ or fresh install of xp 64 or maybe stick with the tried and trusted xp pro at least its legit and i dont have to prat about with keys etc etc