Trouble with new MOBO & CPU

I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
maybe not.

The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
result.

My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
start up - but it won't

Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
the apps and recover all the data to get it going?

Help please

Jethro

Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
> maybe not.
>
> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
> result.
>
> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
> start up - but it won't
>
> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?

Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
repair that. Accept that offer.

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>> maybe not.
>>
>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>> result.
>>
>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>> start up - but it won't
>>
>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>
>Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
>a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
>THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
>repair that. Accept that offer.
>

Thanks - I am trying it now.

Jethro

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +1100, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>> maybe not.
>>
>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>> result.
>>
>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>> start up - but it won't
>>
>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>
>Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
>a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
>THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
>repair that. Accept that offer.
>


It didn't work dang it!

I did the 'repair install' which ran a while and it then went to first
reboot like installs usually do. The boot up get as far as the
Windows logo for a few secs, then reboots. Over and over.

Safe Mode won't work during install (or so it says when I tried it).

Any other ideas?

Thanks

Jethro

Jethro wrote:
> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
> maybe not.
>
> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
> result.
>
> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
> start up - but it won't
>
> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?

I have heard very few people that have been able to swap mainboards on
an XP install. I've just done a similar maneuver, and took the
opportunity to give myself a clean install, which I heartily recommend.

Jethro wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +1100, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>>> maybe not.
>>>
>>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>>> result.
>>>
>>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>>> start up - but it won't
>>>
>>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>> Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
>> a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
>> THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
>> repair that. Accept that offer.
>>
>
>
> It didn't work dang it!
>
> I did the 'repair install' which ran a while and it then went to first
> reboot like installs usually do. The boot up get as far as the
> Windows logo for a few secs, then reboots. Over and over.
>
> Safe Mode won't work during install (or so it says when I tried it).
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jethro

Are you following the recipe here ?

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Paul

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:26:17 -0500, Paul <nospam@needed.com> wrote:

>Jethro wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +1100, "Rod Speed"
>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>>>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>>>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>>>> maybe not.
>>>>
>>>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>>>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>>>> result.
>>>>
>>>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>>>> start up - but it won't
>>>>
>>>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>>>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>>> Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
>>> a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
>>> THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
>>> repair that. Accept that offer.
>>>
>>
>>
>> It didn't work dang it!
>>
>> I did the 'repair install' which ran a while and it then went to first
>> reboot like installs usually do. The boot up get as far as the
>> Windows logo for a few secs, then reboots. Over and over.
>>
>> Safe Mode won't work during install (or so it says when I tried it).
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jethro
>
>Are you following the recipe here ?
>
>http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> Paul


I looked at it - don't see my problem shown (ie crash & reboot over &
over).

Thanks anyway

Jethro

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:22:58 GMT, Grinder <grinder@no.spam.maam.com>
wrote:

>Jethro wrote:
>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>> maybe not.
>>
>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>> result.
>>
>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>> start up - but it won't
>>
>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>
>I have heard very few people that have been able to swap mainboards on
>an XP install. I've just done a similar maneuver, and took the
>opportunity to give myself a clean install, which I heartily recommend.


I can believe that. A clean install is next I guess. I'll wait for
an hour or so to see if anyone else has an idea.

Thanks

Jethro

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:16:11 GMT, Jethro
<Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:48:33 +1100, "Rod Speed"
><rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Jethro <Wilson@somewhere.org> wrote:
>>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks like
>>> maybe not.
>>>
>>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>>> result.
>>>
>>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>>> start up - but it won't
>>>
>>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?
>>
>>Nope, just do a repair install of XP. Operate as if you are going to do
>>a clean install, in the same partition its already installed. DONT FORMAT
>>THAT PARTITION. The install will find the previous install and offer to
>>repair that. Accept that offer.
>>
>
>
>It didn't work dang it!
>
>I did the 'repair install' which ran a while and it then went to first
>reboot like installs usually do. The boot up get as far as the
>Windows logo for a few secs, then reboots. Over and over.
>
>Safe Mode won't work during install (or so it says when I tried it).
>
>Any other ideas?
>


Put the drive back in the original system, then,
http://www.mostlycreativeworkshop.com/article11.html

http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=...=read&arc_id=36

Doing the repair install might've messed it up too much to
do either of the above, this I can't know. If you had a
backup of your OS installation prior to the repair install
you ought to restore that first, or clone a 2nd HDD from it
and try the migration on that copy of the OS.

Beware of DaveW who is infamous for claiming you can't do
anything but a clean installation. A clean installation is
only necessary from lack of ability to get it to work any
other way... which can be a point one comes to, but as a
rule it is untrue.

Grinder <grinder@no.spam.maam.com> wrote:
> Jethro wrote:
>> I am trying to change my system from a P4 Pentium to an Athlon 64
>> 3200+. I thought I could use my existing boot hard drive. Looks
>> like maybe not.
>>
>> The new system tries to boot up but quits quite early in the process,
>> automatically restarting. Over and over. I tried Safe Mode - same
>> result.
>>
>> My C drive has WXP PRO SP2 on it, and I figured it would at least
>> start up - but it won't
>>
>> Can't I do this? Or do I have to install a new copy of WXP and all
>> the apps and recover all the data to get it going?

> I have heard very few people that have been able to swap mainboards on an XP install.

That is just plain wrong, works fine most of the time.

> I've just done a similar maneuver, and took the opportunity to give myself a clean install, which
> I heartily recommend.

More fool you, its a hell of a lot more work than a repair install.