:p I have an AMD Sempron 1.6G processor and I want to upgrade to an AMD Sempron 2.2G proccessor will need to format? OR can I just change out the CPU?

Thank you

What motherboard are you using?

it is a WIN Fast 760GXK8MC motherboard and I am running Windows XP Home SP2. I know its not great but it is what I have right now.

Shouldn't be a problem according to Foxconn.

yeah oh yeah if your copy of windows is OEM (came witgh your PC) then changng the cpu, motherboard or primray HDD will render it illegal and it may fail product activation

I've always used Corporate XP (thank you job) and made many, MANY, cpu changes.
You should uninstall the current processor in Device Manager first before swapping it out.
After that everything should be right.

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx

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* Computer make and model
* Version information for the operating system and software using Genuine Advantage
* Region and language setting
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* Product ID and product key
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