Can't reboot after restoring machine from backup image

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The motherboard on my Vista machine failed and I had to replace it with a
different one and in the process the hard disks seem to have got wiped out.
All other hardware is exactly the same. I have a backup image of the hard
disk which I restored to the machine but now it won't boot. The initial
screen with the moving bar appears but after that the machine reboots and
then I get a screen saying "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or
software change might be the cause. To fix the problem insert the
installation disk and run repair your computer".

I did that but it failed to do an automatic repair. Is there anything else
I can do to make the machine boot up from the image? I am desperate to get
the machine working again without having to go through the lengthly process
of reinstalling Vista and all the programs.

Would greatly appreciate your help.

Pete
 
Pete said:
The motherboard on my Vista machine failed and I had to replace it with a
different one and in the process the hard disks seem to have got wiped
out.
All other hardware is exactly the same. I have a backup image of the hard
disk which I restored to the machine but now it won't boot. The initial
screen with the moving bar appears but after that the machine reboots and
then I get a screen saying "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or
software change might be the cause. To fix the problem insert the
installation disk and run repair your computer".

I did that but it failed to do an automatic repair. Is there anything
else
I can do to make the machine boot up from the image? I am desperate to
get
the machine working again without having to go through the lengthly
process
of reinstalling Vista and all the programs.
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Are you sure they're plugged in too the correct sockets?
 
Pete said:
The motherboard on my Vista machine failed and I had to replace it with a
different one and in the process the hard disks seem to have got wiped
out.
All other hardware is exactly the same. I have a backup image of the hard
disk which I restored to the machine but now it won't boot. The initial
screen with the moving bar appears but after that the machine reboots and
then I get a screen saying "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or
software change might be the cause. To fix the problem insert the
installation disk and run repair your computer".

I did that but it failed to do an automatic repair. Is there anything
else
I can do to make the machine boot up from the image? I am desperate to
get
the machine working again without having to go through the lengthly
process
of reinstalling Vista and all the programs.

Would greatly appreciate your help.

Pete
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First disconnect everything from the motherboard except the main disk and
one optical drive.

If you now have a different video card and the new motherboard has an
onboard graphics adaptor, remove the video card and use the onboard graphics
for your monitor until you are up and running again. Windows can get
confused about sudden changes to add-in graphics cards, but seems better at
coping with on-board graphics.

One other issue with XP occurs when replacing a motherboard with an Intel
processor with a motherboard with an AMD processor. I do not know if the
same applies to Vista - I suspect that it might. The problem is with the
Intelppm service which will cause a lockup when Windows sees an AMD
processor. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372.

90% of the time, the above will permit you to get the system up and
running,. Then you can connect the other devices and cards to the MB.

Nigel
 
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