XP Home won't boot

[Guest]

Hello,
I've been trying to switch a HD to a new machine but when I try to boot up,
nothing happens after the bar goes across the bottom of the screen (just
before the splash screen). I used an Win2k disk to access Recovery Console
and from there did a fixboot, but still got the same result. I have three
questions:
1) Is it possible to boot to xp home and repair Windows in the same manner
as in xp pro?
2) Will running 'fixmbr' from Recovery Console totally hose the drive?
3) If I were to install XP Pro, is there a way I could import the data files
from the xp home disk?

Thanks in Advance,
Wnz

 

[paulmd]

Hello,
I've been trying to switch a HD to a new machine but when I try to boot up,
nothing happens after the bar goes across the bottom of the screen (just
before the splash screen). I used an Win2k disk to access Recovery Console
and from there did a fixboot, but still got the same result. I have three
questions:
1) Is it possible to boot to xp home and repair Windows in the same manner
as in xp pro?

Kinda. Xp home does not have ASR. You can still do a repair install.

2) Will running 'fixmbr' from Recovery Console totally hose the drive?

possibly, not a wise risk without a backup.

3) If I were to install XP Pro, is there a way I could import the data files
from the xp home disk?

Yes.

 

[David Webb]

I'm not sure which OS you're actually referring to, so here's info that covers
both:

How to move a Windows installation to different hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q249694&ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694

| Hello,
| I've been trying to switch a HD to a new machine but when I try to boot up,
| nothing happens after the bar goes across the bottom of the screen (just
| before the splash screen). I used an Win2k disk to access Recovery Console
| and from there did a fixboot, but still got the same result. I have three
| questions:
| 1) Is it possible to boot to xp home and repair Windows in the same manner
| as in xp pro?
| 2) Will running 'fixmbr' from Recovery Console totally hose the drive?
| 3) If I were to install XP Pro, is there a way I could import the data files
| from the xp home disk?
|
| Thanks in Advance,
| Wnz

 

[DL]

And it may also be that your origonal Winxp Home is an OEM installation in
which case you cannot move it to a new sys anyway

 

[David Webb]

That's actually a licensing issue (i.e., may not rather than cannot) which a few
contributors in this newsgroup have claimed to accomplish successfully,
including re-activation..

| And it may also be that your origonal Winxp Home is an OEM installation in
| which case you cannot move it to a new sys anyway
|
| | > I'm not sure which OS you're actually referring to, so here's info that
| covers
| > both:
| >
| > How to move a Windows installation to different hardware
| >
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q249694&ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694
| >
| > | > | Hello,
| > | I've been trying to switch a HD to a new machine but when I try to boot
| up,
| > | nothing happens after the bar goes across the bottom of the screen (just
| > | before the splash screen). I used an Win2k disk to access Recovery
| Console
| > | and from there did a fixboot, but still got the same result. I have
| three
| > | questions:
| > | 1) Is it possible to boot to xp home and repair Windows in the same
| manner
| > | as in xp pro?
| > | 2) Will running 'fixmbr' from Recovery Console totally hose the drive?
| > | 3) If I were to install XP Pro, is there a way I could import the data
| files
| > | from the xp home disk?
| > |
| > | Thanks in Advance,
| > | Wnz
| >
| >
|
|

 

[DL]

Not neccessarily, as if its a bios locked version.....