upgraded motherboard system keeps rebooting

[Guest]

Hi,
I just upgraded my motherboard from a socket 370 to a
socket 478 motherboard with a 2.7 celeron processor.
When I go to boot the system it finds everything just
fine, ram ide, floppy, etc. However I get a screen
asking if I want to boot to safe mode or normal, because
windows was shut down improperly. I have tried both
modes and get a flash of a screen, then the computer
reboots. I am told it is because of the differences in
the chipsets. But I do not know how to get windows to
recognize my new board. Thanks for any help you can
give. The hard drive contains critical data and I would
rather not have to reinstall the os.

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi,
I just upgraded my motherboard from a socket 370 to a
socket 478 motherboard with a 2.7 celeron processor.
When I go to boot the system it finds everything just
fine, ram ide, floppy, etc. However I get a screen
asking if I want to boot to safe mode or normal, because
windows was shut down improperly. I have tried both
modes and get a flash of a screen, then the computer
reboots. I am told it is because of the differences in
the chipsets. But I do not know how to get windows to
recognize my new board. Thanks for any help you can
give. The hard drive contains critical data and I would
rather not have to reinstall the os.

Boot the computer with the Windows XP CD and do a Repair Install as
per the instructions at
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

This is an essential step when replacing a motherboard on a Windows XP
computer.

The Repair Install will preserve all of your installed applications,
program configuration settings, and user data files. However all
repeat all Windows Updates will have to be reinstalled.

WARNING::::
Disconnect your computer from the Internet, especially any cable/dsl
connection, during this process and do not reconnect it until you have
a firewall in place and functioning. The XP built-in firewall will
suffice. Otherwise your computer will likely be infected with the
Blaster worm or one of its variants within 30 seconds of going on
line.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Guest]

That critical data must not be that critical if you didn't back it u

Do repair install of the OS

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other 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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