upgrading CPU

I am thinking of upgrading my CPU to a higher speed. Right now I have a slow
Core Duo and the motherboard supports a much faster one. If all else remains
the same (motherboard, memory,etc) do I need to reinstall and if this is
necessary could I just do a repair install Vista as I could with XP?

Thanks

SST,

No need to reinstall the operating system, it resides on the hard drive.
When major components are replaced, the system looks at the total.
"SSI" <> wrote in message
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>I am thinking of upgrading my CPU to a higher speed. Right now I have a
>slow Core Duo and the motherboard supports a much faster one. If all else
>remains the same (motherboard, memory,etc) do I need to reinstall and if
>this is necessary could I just do a repair install Vista as I could with
>XP?
>
> Thanks

Thanks so much for the reply and help.


"Charles W Davis" <> wrote in message
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> SST,
>
> No need to reinstall the operating system, it resides on the hard drive.
> When major components are replaced, the system looks at the total.
> "SSI" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>>I am thinking of upgrading my CPU to a higher speed. Right now I have a
>>slow Core Duo and the motherboard supports a much faster one. If all else
>>remains the same (motherboard, memory,etc) do I need to reinstall and if
>>this is necessary could I just do a repair install Vista as I could with
>>XP?
>>
>> Thanks
>