Can I swap motherboards without re-installing Win7?

Results of bcdedit:

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=C:
path \bootmgr
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
default {current}
displayorder {current}
timeout 30

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7 Home Premium (recovered)
locale en-US
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {2241f931-40fe-11e2-b762-806e6f6e6963}

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier {2241f931-40fe-11e2-b762-806e6f6e6963}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winresume.exe
description Windows 7 Home Premium (recovered)
locale en-US
inherit {resumeloadersettings}
filedevice partition=C:
filepath \hiberfil.sys
debugoptionenabled No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier {memdiag}
device partition=C:
path \boot\memtest.exe
description Windows Memory Diagnostic
locale en-US


I normally run with System Protection off because I am careful about what I download & run and in general like to have the minimum number of system tasks running. But lately I've been running with it on.
Bcdedit refers to C and BOOT..it's fine. In evelated command prompt:
Code:
bcdedit/set  {current}  description  "Windows 7 Home Premium"
That's just to change the description.

Allways put system protection on on OS disk!! It isn't a performance issue at all. It can save you a lot of trouble. For example in case of a bad patch.

I expect no problems after motherboard swap. Of course check device manager afterwards for unknown devices and problems. And check all new hardware. And install motherboard drivers
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
Thanks - I'll be building the system next week & will report back with my results.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7-64Intel i7-3770S16GBnVidia GT630
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Win7-64
CPU
Intel i7-3770S
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-M
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GT630
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
dual
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (primary) 1050x1680 (secondary)
Hard Drives
128GB SSD (boot)
64GB SSD (Temp/My Documents)
500GB (photos/videos)
1TB (rendered video, backups)
PSU
650W
Case
Thermaltake A30
Cooling
Thermaltake
Keyboard
Logitech Lighted
Mouse
Kensington Expert Mouse (trackball)
Internet Speed
FIOS 35/35
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome (beta)
Thanks - I'll be building the system next week & will report back with my results.
Good luck with it. Report back when done or having problems
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz4,00 GBATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ACER ASPIRE 5742G
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Acer Aspire 5742G
Memory
4,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Realtek High Defi
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
WDC WD5000BEVT-22ZAT0
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