Installed New Motherboard And Having Problems

[Guest]

Ok I think this is the right section of these forums to ask this question
but if not lead me in the right diretion please. We'll I've had a computer
for about three years now and it's a powerspec and I bought it from
Microcenter with Windows XP Home Edition on it. The only thing we got with it
was a powerspec recovary disk. We'll I just recently bought a new processor
and motherboard and installed them into my computer. When i start up I can
get into the bios but after exiting that it asks If i want to start Windows
in Safe mode, with last good configuration or normally And I've tried all of
those and it just starts over.

I've been reading around and apparently I guess I need my Windows XP cd to
get my computer back up and running but I never got one from the store it was
already installed on my computer and as of now I have no idea what to do. Can
anyone help? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll have to go out and purchase a conventional
"Full Version" of Windows XP Home Edition and
perform a "Repair Install".

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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| Ok I think this is the right section of these forums to ask this question
| but if not lead me in the right diretion please. We'll I've had a computer
| for about three years now and it's a powerspec and I bought it from
| Microcenter with Windows XP Home Edition on it. The only thing we got with it
| was a powerspec recovary disk. We'll I just recently bought a new processor
| and motherboard and installed them into my computer. When i start up I can
| get into the bios but after exiting that it asks If i want to start Windows
| in Safe mode, with last good configuration or normally And I've tried all of
| those and it just starts over.
|
| I've been reading around and apparently I guess I need my Windows XP cd to
| get my computer back up and running but I never got one from the store it was
| already installed on my computer and as of now I have no idea what to do. Can
| anyone help? Thanks.

 

[CS]

Ok I think this is the right section of these forums to ask this question
but if not lead me in the right diretion please. We'll I've had a computer
for about three years now and it's a powerspec and I bought it from
Microcenter with Windows XP Home Edition on it. The only thing we got with it
was a powerspec recovary disk. We'll I just recently bought a new processor
and motherboard and installed them into my computer. When i start up I can
get into the bios but after exiting that it asks If i want to start Windows
in Safe mode, with last good configuration or normally And I've tried all of
those and it just starts over.

I've been reading around and apparently I guess I need my Windows XP cd to
get my computer back up and running but I never got one from the store it was
already installed on my computer and as of now I have no idea what to do. Can
anyone help? Thanks.

Since you have nothing but a recovery CD from "Powerspec" you are not
going to be able to do a repair install of XP in order for it to
recognize and enumerate your new hardware. It's probably best that
you purchase a retail copy of XP Home and install clean on the new
hardware. You can purchase an upgrade version if you have a previous
copy of Win95, 98, 98SE, ME.

 

[Guest]

Alright well I really didnt want to do this so is there anyway around this?
And if not how much is it going to cost me to buy a new version of Windows XP
Home edition?

 

[Rock]

Alright well I really didnt want to do this so is there anyway around this?
And if not how much is it going to cost me to buy a new version of Windows XP
Home edition?

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Go to a store, either in person or online, and find out?

 

[CS]

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:01:02 -0800, DjW

Sorry, but there is no way around having to purchase it. You can
generally find a discounted copy from a good web retailer
(www.buy.com) (www.newegg.com) and so forth. However, instead of
purchasing an OEM copy on line, it would be better to purchase a
retail copy from a computer store such as Best Buy, CompUSA. Price
will vary but should be approx $90 - $95.

 

[SlowJet]

Make sure it is SP2 inside labeled.
You may be able to get a less expense license for your MOBO only as an OEM
verison from the store you got the MOBO and process?
SJ

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Ok I think this is the right section of these forums to ask this question
but if not lead me in the right diretion please. We'll I've had a computer
for about three years now and it's a powerspec and I bought it from
Microcenter with Windows XP Home Edition on it. The only thing we got with it
was a powerspec recovary disk. We'll I just recently bought a new processor
and motherboard and installed them into my computer. When i start up I can
get into the bios but after exiting that it asks If i want to start Windows
in Safe mode, with last good configuration or normally And I've tried all of
those and it just starts over.

I've been reading around and apparently I guess I need my Windows XP cd to
get my computer back up and running but I never got one from the store it was
already installed on my computer and as of now I have no idea what to do. Can
anyone help? Thanks.

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
*before* starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the 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

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this
point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the
OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as
picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch
style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) 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 that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much
more stable than the Win9x group.

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

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[Alex Nichol]

Ok I think this is the right section of these forums to ask this question
but if not lead me in the right diretion please. We'll I've had a computer
for about three years now and it's a powerspec and I bought it from
Microcenter with Windows XP Home Edition on it. The only thing we got with it
was a powerspec recovary disk. We'll I just recently bought a new processor
and motherboard and installed them into my computer. When i start up I can
get into the bios but after exiting that it asks If i want to start Windows
in Safe mode, with last good configuration or normally And I've tried all of
those and it just starts over.

When you change mother board you need to do at least an 'repair'
reinstall to match the system to the new hardware - otherwise you will
get such a condition

That copy of XP that came along with the machine is an OEM one, licensed
solely to that machine and not transferable. Changing the motherboard -
other than to a service replacement from the makers - will almost
certainly result in it being seen as a different machine, and you will
need a new copy to be able to install