New Motherboard no boot

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yekots

I just installed a new MB in my system. I have been
running Windows XP before. I assumed it would start up,
get into Windows and start changing my hardware but it
won't finish going into Windows. It starts to but then
reboots my PC. Any ideas on how to get into Windows so I
can reset everything? Safe mode won't work either.

Thanks.
 
yekots said:
I just installed a new MB in my system. I have been
running Windows XP before. I assumed it would start up,
get into Windows and start changing my hardware but it
won't finish going into Windows. It starts to but then
reboots my PC. Any ideas on how to get into Windows so I
can reset everything? Safe mode won't work either.

Thanks.
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You will not be able to boot Xp with new motheboard.... Hard disk has
"hardware image" stamped for the prior motherboard which undoubtedly has
a diffrent "chip set and as well as other different nusances that
setup detects when originally installing the XP OS......

You could boot system with XP cd and reinstall over WINNT folder....
This may work but some of you programs may become flakey.......


Good Luck
 
yekots

During the initial installation XP configures itself to suit the hardware in
order to
provide a more stable system. Because of this a major change in hardware
can cause the kind
of boot problems you are experiencing.

**** If you have a XP installation CD ****

Any important files should always be backed up in advance of hardware
changes.

Many users, myself included, prefer to do a full clean install after major
hardware changes as you describe.

The alternative, and equally valid option, is the repair install (also known
as an In-Place Upgrade).

See following Knowledge Base article for details. Pay careful attention to
the possible loss of data links in the MS article.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

After doing this you may need to re-activate your installation of XP. If it
has been more than 120 days since you last re-activated you should be able
to activate over the internet, otherwise it will require a short phonecall.

After the repair install you will need to re-install any XP service packs
and updates, but you will not need to re-install any applications.

Hope that helps
Pete
 
yekots said:
I just installed a new MB in my system. I have been
running Windows XP before. I assumed it would start up,
get into Windows and start changing my hardware but it
won't finish going into Windows. It starts to but then
reboots my PC.
Click to expand...

After such a change,,set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard disk, then
boot the XP CD, start Setup (do not take 'Repair' at this stage), then
after the license agreement take 'Repair Installation'. This will
retain your existing software installations and most settings. But
Updates will have to be run again, especially SP1; and if you have
drivers that only arrived with that, like USB 2 ones, you will need to
update drivers for the devices concerned. You may find that things like
virtual memory settings and some aspects of appearance have reverted to
defaults

This should retain your activation status, though if you have never
registered you may have the setup suggest it now (don't bother). You
may nevertheless find you have made so many changes that you need to
activate again by phoning in, which is not a major hassle, so be
prepared for it
 
Greetings --

Unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the old one
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), 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

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

This will also require re-activation. 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.


Bruce Chambers

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