New Mother Board

[Steve]

I installed an Asus Mother Board into my system and an
AMD Athlon 2200+ processor. My Pentium 4 went out sao this
was a replacement to get me running again. I use Duaal
Boot on this system. The problem is that my system will
recognise Windows 98 but it will not let me open Windows
XP. When it tries to open Windows XP Pro it get to a page
where it ask if I want to run it normal or if I want to
run in sdafe mode. No matter which one you choose it tries
to restart the sytem and will not let me open Windows XP
up.

 

[Karl]

This is a microsoft Bug in Updates; read this:
WARNING: Bug in patch Q811493 and rollup KB826939

Hi Microsoft Guys, it does not help at all, to rename a
bugy Patch (Q811493) or to include this bugy patch in to
a rollup with different name (Rollup KB826939).

Attention all XP-Pro Users!!

After installation of the Patch Q811493 or the Rollup
KB826939, you may experience the following errors: -
the computer can be started only in save modus
- the JAVA support not more available
- XP desktop design not available
- System crashes similar to the blaster crashes.

The kind of error depends on, how the patch (rollup) has
been installed. If as a bulk with other patches, you are
in real trouble and new XP Installation may be required,
otherwise just deinstall the buggy patch and your system
is OK.

 

[Walter E.]

Maybe you could do a WinXP repair install. That will get rid of all patches
and is faster than a new install.

 

[Michael Stevens]

I installed an Asus Mother Board into my system and an
AMD Athlon 2200+ processor. My Pentium 4 went out sao this
was a replacement to get me running again. I use Duaal
Boot on this system. The problem is that my system will
recognise Windows 98 but it will not let me open Windows
XP. When it tries to open Windows XP Pro it get to a page
where it ask if I want to run it normal or if I want to
run in sdafe mode. No matter which one you choose it tries
to restart the sytem and will not let me open Windows XP
up.

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Move XP to new hardware.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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 WinXP, again, like WinNT
and Win2K before it, is so much more stable than Win9x.

Normally, unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the
old one (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.),
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 probably also require re-activation. 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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