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Hi... I recently bought a new Pentium 4 and ASUS (P4P800) motherboard in a new case to upgrade my old computer (AMD with ASUS motherboard). I took the hard drive (120GB with Windows XP installed) and CD drives from my old computer and installed them into the new one. I started up the computer and went into the BIOS to check if all the hardware I installed were recognized and they were. Rebooted to bring up Windows but then I would get the menu to select 'SAFE MODE', 'SAFE MODE WITH NETWORKING', etc. Whichever option I would choose, the PC would just re-boot and then back to the menu again. I took the new PC back to the shop where I bought it and explained the problem to them. They tell me that because I am moving a hard drive from one type of motherboard to another, I will have to re-install XP all over again, meaning, I'll have to reformat and re-partition the drive. Is that true?