New Processor & Mother Board

[Andyk]

I recently purchased a new Processor and Mother Board.
When I Set it all au with my existing drives etc.. XP
Pro wouldn't boot. It just sits at a black screen after
displaying the initial XP startup logo.

Can anyone tell me where i'm going wrong?

 

[Pete Baker]

Hi Andyk

You're having problems restarting windows as there has been major
changes in hardware. XP configures itself to suit the hardware on
installation.

If you have a retail XP install CD -

Many users, myself included, prefer to do a clean install after major
changes as you describe.

The alternative, and equally valid option, is the repair install (also known
as an In-Place Upgrade)

See following Knowledge Base article for details.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

After doing this you may need to re-activate your installation of XP. If it
has been more than 120 days since you last re-activated you should be able
to activate over the internet, otherwise it will require a short phonecall.

After the repair install you will need to re-install any XP service packs
and updates, but you will not need to re-install any applications.

Hope that helps
Pete