BlessYahowah
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I am running Windows 8 Pro 64-bit on an ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3, which is not 100% compatible with Windows 8, as it turns out. So I will be receiving from a vendor an ASUS M5A99FX EVO R2.0 tomorrow and will replace the older board. Fortunately, my current processor and RAM are compatible with the new motherboard, too.
This Windows 8 Pro 64-bit is an upgrade to my old Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit OS. I bought it from Amazon.com, so it wasn't a download that I could burn an ISO from. So here's my question: Will I have to reinstall Windows 7, then reinstall the upgrade after I replace the motherboard (which uses a different chip set than its predecessor), and then do the phone-in activation? Is there some wonderful way to save my current personalizations and reapply them to the new OS so that I don't have to totally reinvent the wheel?
I build my own systems and am comfortable doing whatever I need to do, but knowing up front what I will need to do would be helpful.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Richard
This Windows 8 Pro 64-bit is an upgrade to my old Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit OS. I bought it from Amazon.com, so it wasn't a download that I could burn an ISO from. So here's my question: Will I have to reinstall Windows 7, then reinstall the upgrade after I replace the motherboard (which uses a different chip set than its predecessor), and then do the phone-in activation? Is there some wonderful way to save my current personalizations and reapply them to the new OS so that I don't have to totally reinvent the wheel?
I build my own systems and am comfortable doing whatever I need to do, but knowing up front what I will need to do would be helpful.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Richard
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