What is supposed to happen after upgrading/replacing motherboard?

[Hammahness]

This is related to my most recent asked question. So I just finished replacing my old mobo with a brand new ASRock Z97 Fatal1ty and I was told that I wouldn't have to reinstall windows just that it might go into recovery mode on its own to reinstall missing drivers. When turning on the PC, which I was happy as hell when it actually turned on, it stays at the FATAL1TY screen with that spinning windows 10 circle on the bottom spinning endlessly. As of this post it has been spinning for about 10 minutes and hasn't changed and I'm wondering if this is supposed to happen or if I did something wrong.

 

[Hazle]

your W10 OS is registered to the motherboard. change the motherboard, & you would either need to buy a new key and make a new installation, or contact MS support to explain that you just changed the hardware on your previous W10 installation, among other methods;

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

as to what's supposed to happen, I didn't read any of your previous threads, so I dunno what you've been told, or what you're upgrading from but for starters you can now OC your CPU, provided it's an OCable model. you're also likely be able to run two or more GPUs in CF or SLI now, among other Z97 features that aren't available in the lower tier chipsets.

 

[Hammahness]

your W10 OS is registered to the motherboard. change the motherboard, & you would either need to buy a new key and make a new installation, or contact MS support to explain that you just changed the hardware on your previous W10 installation, among other methods;

http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

as to what's supposed to happen, I didn't read any of your previous threads, so I dunno what you've been told, or what you're upgrading from but for starters you can now OC your CPU, provided it's an OCable model. you're also likely be able to run two or more GPUs in CF or SLI now, among other Z97 features that aren't available in the lower tier chipsets.

Well I am upgrading from an ASUS Sabertooth Z87 to a ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer and I was told that I wouldn't need to reinstall windows 10. And as of this message it is still in the Fatal1ty screen and the windows wheel is still spinning.

 

[Paul NZ]

Do a clean install. It's telling you something. Dont use an OS from another system

 

[sizzling]

You need to do a fresh install of Windows.

Windows 10 as long as it was not from a PC like a Dell or HP should be fine. Win 10 is no longer tied to the motherboard but is tied to your Microsoft account.

 

[Hammahness]

You need to do a fresh install of Windows.

Windows 10 as long as it was not from a PC like a Dell or HP should be fine. Win 10 is no longer tied to the motherboard but is tied to your Microsoft account.

Well I haven't been using an activated version windows. I was using a windows 10 pro that had transparent words in the bottom right corner that said "activate windows" before I replaced the mobo. If I wipe my HDD clean can I reinstall windows 10 from a USB ISO and use it without activating windows?

 

[sizzling]

I believe you can from what I have read but I have never done it. All my copies have active licences.

 

[Hammahness]

I believe you can from what I have read but I have never done it. All my copies have active licences.

Is there a way to reinstall windows 10 from booting from a CD and be able to keep data because theres no way i can copy and paste the pictures and videos I want to an external drive?

 

[sizzling]

You need to back them up before doing anything else. Any installation process could fail and force you to reformat. You should backup important files anyway, HDD/SDD do and can fail with no warning.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

Since you were using cracked software before you changed your motherboard, and you continue to use cracked software now, nobody here at this forum can really help you.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

"because theres no way i can copy and paste the pictures and videos I want to an external drive"

Why? Lack of funds to buy the hardware? (I can fully understand that if it's true), otherwise I'm shocked you don't already have your data backed up to something - - I wouldn't dream of putting myself in that situation.

You think drives work forever?

 

[sizzling]

@Rocky Bennett. Not activating Windows is different to running a cracked version.

 

[Hammahness]

Since you were using cracked software before you changed your motherboard, and you continue to use cracked software now, nobody here at this forum can really help you.

i didnt said i used a cracked software i just said my windows wasnt activated since before i upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7

 

[Hammahness]

"because theres no way i can copy and paste the pictures and videos I want to an external drive"

Why? Lack of funds to buy the hardware? (I can fully understand that if it's true), otherwise I'm shocked you don't already have your data backed up to something - - I wouldn't dream of putting myself in that situation.

You think drives work forever?

there was no way to get into windows to copy and paste it into a usb or something. The PC was stuck at a loading screen and bios was the only thing i could access before the loading started.

 

[sizzling]

Can you use another computer? You could pit your HDD in another computer and copy the files that way. You can also buy HDD caddies that allow you to plug your HDD into a pc USB and use it like an external drive.