new MB, processor, RAM etc. old HD

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Scott Harris

Today I installed a new MB (Shuttle AN35N Ultra) with an
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ processor with fan/heatsink, PNY
333mhz DDR 512mb RAM and my old Maxtor HD which contains
WIN XP Home edition.

It tries to boot up but hangs up. I can get into the CMOS
settings but it currently recognizes my processor as 1300
mhz with a 200mhz FSB. The RAM is correctly identified as
333mhz 512mb.

It starts to boot, tells me that it didn't load last time,
and suggests loading safe mode, safe plus networking, safe
plus command prompt etc. I've tried every one of those
and it just shows a big list of drivers and files and then
restarts.

Thanks,

Scott
 
Scott Harris said:
Today I installed a new MB (Shuttle AN35N Ultra) with an
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ processor with fan/heatsink, PNY
333mhz DDR 512mb RAM and my old Maxtor HD which contains
WIN XP Home edition.

It tries to boot up but hangs up. I can get into the CMOS
settings but it currently recognizes my processor as 1300
mhz with a 200mhz FSB. The RAM is correctly identified as
333mhz 512mb.

It starts to boot, tells me that it didn't load last time,
and suggests loading safe mode, safe plus networking, safe
plus command prompt etc. I've tried every one of those
and it just shows a big list of drivers and files and then
restarts.

Thanks,

Scott
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Do you have your original WinXP Home CD or recovery disks ??

Greg
 
Hello
You will need consult the MB manual to make necessary changes in the BIOS of
your MB for it to recognize the correct hardware installed, it is not a
software issue.

You will have to do a repair install.
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

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Greetings --

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), 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

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
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Thanks to all the advice, I'm up and running! It was the
Repair Install that fixed almost everything.

Thanks to all who responded!!

Scott Harris
 
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