"Pete" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The motherboard on my Vista machine failed and I had to replace it with a
> different one and in the process the hard disks seem to have got wiped
> out.
> All other hardware is exactly the same. I have a backup image of the hard
> disk which I restored to the machine but now it won't boot. The initial
> screen with the moving bar appears but after that the machine reboots and
> then I get a screen saying "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or
> software change might be the cause. To fix the problem insert the
> installation disk and run repair your computer".
>
> I did that but it failed to do an automatic repair. Is there anything
> else
> I can do to make the machine boot up from the image? I am desperate to
> get
> the machine working again without having to go through the lengthly
> process
> of reinstalling Vista and all the programs.
>
> Would greatly appreciate your help.
>
> Pete
First disconnect everything from the motherboard except the main disk and
one optical drive.
If you now have a different video card and the new motherboard has an
onboard graphics adaptor, remove the video card and use the onboard graphics
for your monitor until you are up and running again. Windows can get
confused about sudden changes to add-in graphics cards, but seems better at
coping with on-board graphics.
One other issue with XP occurs when replacing a motherboard with an Intel
processor with a motherboard with an AMD processor. I do not know if the
same applies to Vista - I suspect that it might. The problem is with the
Intelppm service which will cause a lockup when Windows sees an AMD
processor. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888372.
90% of the time, the above will permit you to get the system up and
running,. Then you can connect the other devices and cards to the MB.
Nigel
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