Windows won't load properly after hardware upgrade

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Recently, my power supply and motherboard both died. So,
I replaced the old 300W with a 350W and got a new
motherboard, processor, and RAM as well.

Here's what I was running:

Athlon Thunderbird 1.2 GHz
Asus A7V133 (Via KT133A)
512 MB PC133 RAM
nVidia GeForce3 Ti 200
Maxtor 20GB, WDC 100GB
Windows XP Pro SP1
All WinXP updates applied (as of mid-December)

I upgraded to:
Athlon XP Barton 2600+ 512K L2
MSI K7N2 Delta-L (nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400)
512MB DDR400 PC3200 RAM (single stick)
(everything else the same)

All the hardware appears to work fine, but I can't get
into Windows.

When I try load normally, it shows the logo screen and
then restarts, doing this over anbd over again. If I try
to use Safe Mode, it goes along until after loading
Mup.sys, then resets the same way.

I have Recovery Console installed, but I also cannot get
into that. After it asks which Windows installation I'd
like to repair and selecting it, the program freezes.

Booting from the XP CD also did not help. The option to
repair an installation just brings me back to Recovery
Console, with the same problem.

I tried to reinstall Windows off the CD, but when it gets
past the EULA agreement and begins to search for
previously installed versions it freezes.

I have been able to use a boot disk to get a command
prompt, but had no ideas of what to do with it.

I'm at a bit of a loss what to do now other than wipe the
drive and start fresh, but it would be nice to avoid that
if possible. I'd appreciate any advice anyone has on
this issue. Thank you.
 
-----Original Message-----
Recently, my power supply and motherboard both died. So,
I replaced the old 300W with a 350W and got a new
motherboard, processor, and RAM as well.

Here's what I was running:

Athlon Thunderbird 1.2 GHz
Asus A7V133 (Via KT133A)
512 MB PC133 RAM
nVidia GeForce3 Ti 200
Maxtor 20GB, WDC 100GB
Windows XP Pro SP1
All WinXP updates applied (as of mid-December)

I upgraded to:
Athlon XP Barton 2600+ 512K L2
MSI K7N2 Delta-L (nVidia nForce2 Ultra 400)
512MB DDR400 PC3200 RAM (single stick)
(everything else the same)

All the hardware appears to work fine, but I can't get
into Windows.

When I try load normally, it shows the logo screen and
then restarts, doing this over anbd over again. If I try
to use Safe Mode, it goes along until after loading
Mup.sys, then resets the same way.

I have Recovery Console installed, but I also cannot get
into that. After it asks which Windows installation I'd
like to repair and selecting it, the program freezes.

Booting from the XP CD also did not help. The option to
repair an installation just brings me back to Recovery
Console, with the same problem.

I tried to reinstall Windows off the CD, but when it gets
past the EULA agreement and begins to search for
previously installed versions it freezes.

I have been able to use a boot disk to get a command
prompt, but had no ideas of what to do with it.

I'm at a bit of a loss what to do now other than wipe the
drive and start fresh, but it would be nice to avoid that
if possible. I'd appreciate any advice anyone has on
this issue. Thank you.
.
Hi I am experiencing the same problem, have you had any
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replys as yet to your problem. I gatherthe Windows XP
can't talk to the motherboard as the old motherboard
drivers are still installed.
I have upgraded from a slot 1 266Mhz celeron to a 2.6Gb
celeron on an MSI 865GM2 All in one motherboard with
512Mb of ddr400 Ram
 
This problem is common when changing the motherboard. XP bases the
activation code on the motherbaord. If XP can not generate the same code on
each reboot, it thinks that the XP is installed onto a second, different PC
and stops. To correct this, you will need to do a repair re-install from
the original XP CD then re-activate your XP. The repair re-install will
clear out the registered activation code and allow XP to generate a new
code. Then, if your XP was activated 120 days ago (or eariler) then then
Internet activation will be successful. If not, phone the telephone number
provided on the activatiopn screen and explain your situation.

NOTE: You should then install/activate a firewall software/service. Then,
you will have to re-do all WindowsUpdates, including Service Pack 1(a) if
your XP install CD does not include it.

Y.
 
Well, I guessed that might be behind it, but for some
reason I can't get the setup program to run properly, so
I'm still stuck. Everytime I try to run it, it freezes
at the point where it begins searching for previously
installed versions of Windows.
 
I have just built a new computer and will be transfering this hard drive as a secondry drive on the new one

I am concerned that windows will not load, due to the above mentioned issues with the reg. is their anyway around this
 
There should be no issues if you use that drive as a secondary.
The easiest way to make sure is to load XP on the new drive BEFORE
installing that drive as secondary.

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Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
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EdwardD said:
I have just built a new computer and will be transfering this hard drive
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as a secondry drive on the new one.
I am concerned that windows will not load, due to the above mentioned
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issues with the reg. is their anyway around this?
 
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