> My motherboard was sent to a repair four weeks ago and it's still at the 
> fabricant. I called the shop where I bought it, and they offered me a 
> replacement (because it has taken so long by now) - however, this 
> motherboard can no longer be bought, so I need to get a different model 
> instead, which he said I should find.
> 
> My question is - how big is the impact of inserting a new motherboard in an 
> existing computer? Will the computer start up like nothing has changed or is 
> a re-install of Windows necessary? I'm very reluctant to the latter, so I 
> might wait a bit longer if that is the case.

Activation-bullshit set apart, Windows will complain a lot (missing peripherals,
bad drivers, 1451 new hardware detected...).  Horrible.

Fabien.

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