List of hardware changes WinXP saw on my computer
opjose said:
It really should have not done that.
AFAIK the OOBE code only looks for major changes to the system, e.g. MAC address or motherboard serialization.
I've re-imaged a windows install to a new hard drive, then put the new drive into the old system along with a new video card.
Xp came up, found the new drive ( to install the drivers ), asked for the new video drivers, rebooted and all was well with the world.
I wonder if there was a large change to one of the hardware keys, causing the system to assume it was newly installed...
Not really, other than the AGP aperture size, everything is controlled by Windows itself.
Even the motherboard bios and video bios is replaced by a "virtual" one as the system boots.
Good luck!
Thank you again for the help.
Yes, I've also replaced hard disks and restored Windows using Acronis True Image, without burning up an activation. However, I've also changed the graphics card and had WinXP say that my hardware had changed too much since it was activated, and must be reactivated.
Here is the list of hardware changes that I got out of the Windows System log just after WinXP made me reactivate the system. I keep wondering if any of these changes could be causing the slow performance that I'm seeing?
Chris
System Information report written at: 10/10/07 21:02:02
System Name: CJSHAKER-AMD64
[Hardware Resources]
Time Change Name Details Resource Type
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED System board Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1048576" to "0". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Silicon Image SiI 3132 SATALink Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3754949632" to "3754917888". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3755999232" to "3221225472". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Radeon X1600 Series Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3756916736" to "3221225472". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3758086144" to "3758063616". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "4276092928" to "4273995776". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "4278185984" to "4276097024". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "4289724416" to "4278185984". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "4293918720" to "4289724416". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI bus Property "StartingAddress" changed from "655360" to "2147483648". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Radeon X1600 Series Property "StartingAddress" changed from "655360" to "3756916736". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Property "StartingAddress" changed from "655360" to "3755999232". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED System board Property "StartingAddress" changed from "786432" to "1048576". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI bus Property "StartingAddress" changed from "851968" to "655360". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED System board Property "StartingAddress" changed from "917504" to "786432". Device Memory Address
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard floppy disk controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1015" to "1008". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "114" to "101". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1232" to "114". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "128" to "1232". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1280" to "128". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Direct memory access controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "129" to "0". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "132" to "1280". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Direct memory access controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "135" to "129". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "136" to "132". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Direct memory access controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "137" to "135". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "140" to "136". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1408" to "140". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Direct memory access controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "143" to "137". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "144" to "1408". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "16" to "144". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "162" to "16". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management Property "StartingAddress" changed from "1792" to "1536". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Direct memory access controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "192" to "143". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "2048" to "162". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "2176" to "2048". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "224" to "2176". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "2304" to "224". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "2432" to "2304". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "2608" to "2592". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3072" to "2608". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Programmable interrupt controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "32" to "160". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI bus Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3328" to "0". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "3328" to "3072". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "34" to "2432". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "34944" to "34816". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "35840" to "34944". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "36864" to "35840". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "36992" to "36864". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "38016" to "37888". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "38912" to "38016". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "39040" to "38912". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "39936" to "39040". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Realtek AC'97 Audio Property "StartingAddress" changed from "41984" to "40960". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management Property "StartingAddress" changed from "44032" to "1792". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Primary IDE Channel Property "StartingAddress" changed from "496" to "1014". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Broadcom RAIDCore(tm) Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "58496" to "58368". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Broadcom RAIDCore(tm) Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "59392" to "58496". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Broadcom RAIDCore(tm) Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "59520" to "59392". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Broadcom RAIDCore(tm) Controller Property "StartingAddress" changed from "60416" to "59520". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED ISAPNP Read Data Port Property "StartingAddress" changed from "628" to "2681". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED ISAPNP Read Data Port Property "StartingAddress" changed from "633" to "628". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "68" to "34". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Secondary IDE Channel Property "StartingAddress" changed from "886" to "368". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Radeon X1600 Series Property "StartingAddress" changed from "944" to "53248". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Property "StartingAddress" changed from "944" to "53248". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Radeon X1600 Series Property "StartingAddress" changed from "960" to "944". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge Property "StartingAddress" changed from "960" to "944". Port Resource
10/10/2007 9:00:30 PM CHANGED Motherboard resources Property "StartingAddress" changed from "98" to "68". Port Resource