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More info?)
Thanks to everyone for your advice. Unfortunately, none of the
"repair/recover" options worked (including those from various websites
suggested by the IT people in work).
In the end I did a complete new installation and reactivation. PC now up and
running. Time will tell how much remains to be done to bring it back to
pre-MoBo status.
On the positive side. I found Media Player 10 will browsing the microsoft
website. Seems a bit better than 9.
"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> David W wrote:
> > I had to install a new motherboard on my son's PC today, since when XP SP1a
> > will not load.
> >
> > If I boot from the hard drive it says XP failed to load properly and gives
> > me the usual options of "normally, safe mode etc". Booting normally stops
> > dead, safe mode lists the drivers and stops at Mup.sys.
> >
> > I have tried booting and repairing from the CDROM using the steps described
> > in one of the technical notes on the microsoft supoprt website, but this
> > stops dead with 34 mins left to go (at the screen about photographs).
> >
> > I would be grateful for any thoughts on what to do.
> >
> > MoBo is a PC Chips K&, RAM 512Mb DDR400, sound card Creative Audigy 2 Pro,
> > Graphics nVidia FX5200.
>
>
> Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
> and licenses are 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.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
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