Upgrading Computer and Win XP Pro

[Guest]

I built a new machine from scratch with new case, motherboard, memory, and cpu. I transferred over the CD-RW, LS-100, and HDD from the old system. The old motherboard and processor ran at 400 Mhz, and the new chip is an AMD Athlon XP 2500+. Win XP Pro was running fine in the old machine, but when I hooked up HDD to the new machine, I find myself in a loop at bootup which tells me there was a problem and then gives me the safe, normal, etc. set of options. No matter what I chose, it flashes a screen too quick to read, then reboots the system

I am thinking that I may need to reload Win XP, but I hate to do that as I fear I will lose all of my settings etc

Any suggestions, or am I on the right track that there are too many changes and Win XP thinks I have pirated the program, or something?

 

[joust in jest]

Courtesy of Bruce Chambers

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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. 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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I built a new machine from scratch with new case, motherboard, memory, and

cpu. I transferred over the CD-RW, LS-100, and HDD from the old system. The
old motherboard and processor ran at 400 Mhz, and the new chip is an AMD
Athlon XP 2500+. Win XP Pro was running fine in the old machine, but when
I hooked up HDD to the new machine, I find myself in a loop at bootup which
tells me there was a problem and then gives me the safe, normal, etc. set of
options. No matter what I chose, it flashes a screen too quick to read,
then reboots the system.

I am thinking that I may need to reload Win XP, but I hate to do that as I

fear I will lose all of my settings etc.

Any suggestions, or am I on the right track that there are too many

changes and Win XP thinks I have pirated the program, or something?

 

[RonK]

XP does not start because of the new hardware - Motherboard.
You have to do a Repair Installation but it will not lose your data:

Instructions:
1.. Insert your Windows XP CD into your CD/DVD drive, and then restart
your computer.

2.. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your
screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
If your current Windows XP installation is on a hard drive that is
connected with a SATA, SCSI or RAID controller, you should have the
controller's floppy installation files ready, and press F6 when the screen
tells you to.

3.. You will see 3 options at the "Welcome to Setup" screen:

1.. To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

2.. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

3.. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

4.. Do not use "R=Repair", but instead, press "ENTER=Continue", just as if
you were going to install Windows XP for the first time.

5.. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, choose "F8=I agree" to
agree to the license agreement.

6.. You will then be presented with the Windows XP Setup Screen. Make sure
that your current installation of Windows XP is highlighted in the box, and
then press the "R" key to repair your selected Windows XP installation.

 

[Guest]

re format re install it might help

 

[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

--
Help us help you:




You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Isn't that a bit like using an axe to trim one's fingernails?

Bruce Chambers

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Help us help you:




You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH