motherboards

[John]

I fried the motherboard in my H/P.A friend gave me a
board/processore of same speed from a old Dell.My XP hard
drive wont start up with the motherboard.His ME starts-up
and runs just fine(thing is he wants it back,and wont let
me copy me to my hard drive)Is there anything I can do to
get XP to fire up on the H/P with a Dell motherboard?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you have a HP preinstalled version of Windows XP installed,
it will not work with a Dell motherboard. If that is the case,
you'll need to purchase a conventional "Full Version" of Windows XP
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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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I fried the motherboard in my H/P.A friend gave me a
| board/processore of same speed from a old Dell.My XP hard
| drive wont start up with the motherboard.His ME starts-up
| and runs just fine(thing is he wants it back,and wont let
| me copy me to my hard drive)Is there anything I can do to
| get XP to fire up on the H/P with a Dell motherboard?