how to restart my window xp?

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i have changed the motherboard of my computer today. However, i cannot
restart my window and the computer restart again and again after the
self test. I tried to go into the repair option of window xp.
Unfortunately, i forget the administrator password. What can i do next?
 
Hi,

Don't hit 'r' at the first prompt when you boot the WinXP CD, that enters
the Recovery Console which is not what you want at this point, instead
continue with setup. Hit F8 at the license screen, then you should be
offered the opportunity to repair the existing installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
my xp is home edition.

when i hit F8 in the 1st screen, it ask me to select boot device only.
I cant reach the window logo screen.

can u tell me in detail?

thanks
 
Some motherboards will ask for F8 to select the boot device - select the
appropriate drive and continue. As soon as the screen starts to show Windows
loading - start mashing the F8 key.
 
after i pressed F8 immediately after the screen started, i can enter
the safe mode. However, when i selected the safe mode, it reboot again
and returned to the very beginning.

i really have no idea......
 
i have changed the motherboard of my computer today. However, i cannot
restart my window and the computer restart again and again after the
self test. I tried to go into the repair option of window xp.
Unfortunately, i forget the administrator password. What can i do next?
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Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations are
BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore not transferable to a
new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new
motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers,
same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was
originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place
upgrade) installation, at the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point.
You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If
you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a
Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style
foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it,
is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any
old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it
"tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the
reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable
than the Win9x group.

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. If it's been more than
120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


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Bruce Chambers

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José Gallardo said:
Home or Prof?
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What possible difference would that make?

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
after i pressed F8 immediately after the screen started, i can enter
the safe mode. However, when i selected the safe mode, it reboot again
and returned to the very beginning.

i really have no idea......
 
In XP Home you can log in using "Admnistrator" account which usually has
a blank password.
 
José Gallardo said:
In XP Home you can log in using "Admnistrator" account which usually has
a blank password.
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Even if one were so careless as to leave the Administrator account's
password blank, that still would have no bearing upon the fact that the
OP is trying to start WinXP on completely different hardware. He/she'll
still have to perform a repair installation of the OS.


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Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH
 
Yes, you are right, bu:
Unfortunately, i forget the administrator password. What can i do
next?
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Moreover, I did not mean administrator account password, but
"Administrator" user password. When you install XP Home, you are not
prompted to type in any password.
 
You misunderstand what Rick posted. Please follow these steps to do a
Repair install:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
drive, and then restart your computer.
2. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the
screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.

Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive. For more information about how to configure your computer
to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, see your computer's
documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.

3. You receive the following message on the Welcome to Setup screen that
appears:
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run
on your computer:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.

4. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to
the license agreement. (this was the F8 selection that Rick meant)

5. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in
the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.

6. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall
Windows XP. After you repair Windows XP, you may have to reactivate your
copy of Windows XP.

--

....Sky

Tom "Sky" King
=============
 
You are pressing F8 and you have never seen the screen that shown you the
software license.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
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