Help M/B blew

[Gaucho]

Hi Guys,

As some of you may know I have customised Windows (32 bit) a lot to run a commercial Juke That decided to go pop over the weekend. I decided to buy a 64 bit system (without O/S) to replace it without thinking about all the software I have installed on the 32 bit.

My main concern is the settings for the ipac/coin acceptor and various boot logos etc, maybe event ghost and autohotkey and of course my licence for etouch.

I still have my 32bit HD so can I just throw this in the 64bit system and obviously up date any new hardware drivers. Then upgrade to a 64 bit O/S without losing all my apps and settings?

Also Barry, will I need a new licence key?

[Barcrest]

PM sent

[Mark Norville]

A hard drive will work on any system the motherboard is just a motherboard you will not get the benefits of using a 32 bit o/s on a 64 bit system, but to be honest there is not a lot of difference. The biggest difference you can get is using XP to 7 and further on.

[Barcrest]

It does let you use more than 4gb of ram but that is pretty much it. In terms of the jukebox working any better I wouldn't have thought so. I just thought sticking with the drive you have already configured would have been the quickest option to get you back up and running.

[Gaucho]

O.K. I'll give it a go.

Just need to flash the bios because it came with a 64bit version which apparently won't work with 32bit O/S.

It will be quicker than re-loading progs, drivers and settings.

[Barcrest]

I have never heard of a bios being 64bit os only, sounds odd.

[Gaucho]

One of these UEFI jobs, pain in the arse but eventually got the old drive to load but getting 32bit drivers for the onboard graphics etc is being a pain.

Anyway, I have my credit module settings which I actually found in and old etouch 8 back up (keycredit.dat).

Just need to try and remember why I installed eventghost?

[Gaucho]

Right, found most of what I did to my system explained here http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/Forum/index.php?topic=4853.msg36302#msg36302

Thank god for this forum acting as my notepad :-)

[Barcrest]

Ah yes i know those boards, you have to switch it back to legacy. I have had some fun with those downgrading from windows 8 to 7 in the past. At least you seem to be on track now though

[Gaucho]

Yeah, the original BIOS didn't have the legacy option. Just updated it and now it does after being most of the way through re-setting up etouch 

[Barcrest]

Hopefully it shouldn't take long to get back up and running.

[Gaucho]

Hi Barry,

Are you getting my PM's coz they are not appearing in my sent folder.

[Barcrest]

Hi Barry,

Are you getting my PM's coz they are not appearing in my sent folder.

Yeah i have got them today, i have been away.