New motherboard, graphics card & CPU but old HDD.
So do I have to re-format my old HDD? And if not (i.e. I just have to re-install windows), will WinXP still recognise my old software properly?
I ask because I would like to preserve my dated collection of installed software, including vintage games from the mid-90s (whose CDs are now long gone ).
My old PC (assembled in 2005-ish) which has finally kicked the bucket:
AMD Athlon 64 2.2GHz
Nvidia GeForce 7800GT
1.5 GB DDR RAM
Biostar Tforce4 Ultra (mobo...useless)
160GB SATA2 HDD (root drive & still functioning)
200GB SATA2 HDD (still functioning)
Windows XP (SP2)
Prospective new build:
Intel i7 3.2 GHz
Radeon HD5870
6GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Foxconn FlamingBlade GTI LGA1366 (mobo)
1.5 TB HDD
thanks.
So do I have to re-format my old HDD? And if not (i.e. I just have to re-install windows), will WinXP still recognise my old software properly?
I ask because I would like to preserve my dated collection of installed software, including vintage games from the mid-90s (whose CDs are now long gone ).
My old PC (assembled in 2005-ish) which has finally kicked the bucket:
AMD Athlon 64 2.2GHz
Nvidia GeForce 7800GT
1.5 GB DDR RAM
Biostar Tforce4 Ultra (mobo...useless)
160GB SATA2 HDD (root drive & still functioning)
200GB SATA2 HDD (still functioning)
Windows XP (SP2)
Prospective new build:
Intel i7 3.2 GHz
Radeon HD5870
6GB DDR3-1600 RAM
Foxconn FlamingBlade GTI LGA1366 (mobo)
1.5 TB HDD
thanks.