getting xp to run after motherboard replece

[Tim]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

I have had to replace motherboard in existing pc w/ home
installed. When I bring the new config up it will not
come up. It goes to boot menu and no matter which option
I slect it re-boots.

Please advise .

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard), 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

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

This will also 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.


Bruce Chambers
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"Tim" <timbailey@ticomputers.com> wrote in message
news:1f8c601c457ef$f40d9e70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have had to replace motherboard in existing pc w/ home
> installed. When I bring the new config up it will not
> come up. It goes to boot menu and no matter which option
> I slect it re-boots.
>
> Please advise .

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

You probably need to do a "repair" installation of XP. If this is done
correctly, you will not lose personal data or programs. However, a wise
person would backup data before doing this, such as by a disk imaging
program that can run outside of XP (e.g., Norton GHOST), or copying files to
an external USB disk fomatted to FAT32 using freely available NTFS
(read/copy) drivers for DOS.

Here are some links about doing a repair:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341



http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm



http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=23979,00.asp



"Tim" <timbailey@ticomputers.com> wrote in message
news:1f8c601c457ef$f40d9e70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have had to replace motherboard in existing pc w/ home
> installed. When I bring the new config up it will not
> come up. It goes to boot menu and no matter which option
> I slect it re-boots.
>
> Please advise .

 

[Tim]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Thank you for your advise. Why does BILL make this so
difficult. 98SE did this very striaght forward without
issue,
>-----Original Message-----
>You probably need to do a "repair" installation of XP.
If this is done
>correctly, you will not lose personal data or programs.
However, a wise
>person would backup data before doing this, such as by a
disk imaging
>program that can run outside of XP (e.g., Norton GHOST),
or copying files to
>an external USB disk fomatted to FAT32 using freely
available NTFS
>(read/copy) drivers for DOS.
>
>Here are some links about doing a repair:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;315341
>
>
>
>http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
>
>
>
>http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3998,a=23979,0
0.asp
>
>
>
>"Tim" <timbailey@ticomputers.com> wrote in message
>news:1f8c601c457ef$f40d9e70$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have had to replace motherboard in existing pc w/
home
>> installed. When I bring the new config up it will not
>> come up. It goes to boot menu and no matter which
option
>> I slect it re-boots.
>>
>> Please advise .
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Greetings --

It's not a matter of "Bill making it difficult," but rather one of
"Bill making WinXP far more stable than Win9x."

The "why" is quite simple, really: 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.

FYI, for future reference, comparing WinXP to Win98 is a lot like
comparing a Lexus to a Yugo -- any similarities are almost entirely
superficial.


Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH


"Tim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1fbec01c457f2$cf53e320$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you for your advise. Why does BILL make this so
> difficult. 98SE did this very striaght forward without
> issue,