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VanguardLH

You might as well have read
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

My XPSP1a and Slipstreamed XPSP2 cannot
see the partitino as NTFS rather it sees it as FAT32.

Again where can I get XP SP2 070227-2254 release?
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Nowhere. There is nowhere legal to download Windows XP (any service
pack level) unless you've paid for a pricey MSDN subscription. You'll
have to make it yourself doing the slipstreaming with whatever service
pack version of Windows XP that you do have.

If what you meant to ask is where to get a download of SP-2 then go
to:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en
But then the article to which you linked already provided you with
that link for the download.

If what you meant to state is that the setup program cannot see your
partition uses NTFS (and not FAT32) then that is a different issue.

If you meant to ask why you cannot boot into normal mode and only into
safe mode, that's another issue again.

Hard to know what you want solved. Apparently you are trying to solve
a non-described problem using a solution that is inappropriate.
Supposedly you already migrated to the new motherboard. Did you ever
install the chip driver set for that different motherboard?
 
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VanguardLH

The Doctor said:
Same problem. You end up with a SP2 version number is 5.1 (Build
2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158: Service Pack 2).

on the CD.

The installed Windows on the HDD cannot identify partition as NTFS
rather as FAT32.

Please reread what I am looking for.
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Try rereading your own initial post.

"Moving from ...". That does NOT say that you *have* moved to the
different motherboard.

"I can boot into safe mode but not into normal mode." But with a
complete lack of details as to WHY you cannot boot into normal mode.

After reading the article, you claim that you need a particular
version of Windows XP SP-2. You will only get what you can slipstream
using whatever you have as the initial version of Windows XP and then
slipstream in the available service pack that you downloaded. You
never say why you THINK you need some particular version. Later you
add MORE information saying there is a problem recognizing an NTFS
partition as such and instead something (not described) is saying you
have FAT32 partitions. NTFS has been available since way back in
Windows NT 3.5 so there is some other reason for the problem but you
don't provide any context.
 
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The Doctor

in message news:[email protected]...

Nowhere. There is nowhere legal to download Windows XP (any service
pack level) unless you've paid for a pricey MSDN subscription. You'll
have to make it yourself doing the slipstreaming with whatever service
pack version of Windows XP that you do have.

If what you meant to ask is where to get a download of SP-2 then go
to:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en
But then the article to which you linked already provided you with
that link for the download.

If what you meant to state is that the setup program cannot see your
partition uses NTFS (and not FAT32) then that is a different issue.

If you meant to ask why you cannot boot into normal mode and only into
safe mode, that's another issue again.

Hard to know what you want solved. Apparently you are trying to solve
a non-described problem using a solution that is inappropriate.
Supposedly you already migrated to the new motherboard. Did you ever
install the chip driver set for that different motherboard?
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Tried that but the CD picked up the old MB and would not let me install the
new chipset.
 
V

VanguardLH

The Doctor said:
Tried that but the CD picked up the old MB and would not let me
install the
new chipset.
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What CD? The one that came with the *NEW* motherboard? Perhaps its
software works with a family of motherboards from the same maker but I
don't see how it could detect the old mobo when the new mobo was in
the computer system. Did you try downloading the appropriate chipset
drivers from the maker's web site instead of using the CD that came
with the new mobo?
 
T

The Doctor

What CD? The one that came with the *NEW* motherboard? Perhaps its
software works with a family of motherboards from the same maker but I
don't see how it could detect the old mobo when the new mobo was in
the computer system. Did you try downloading the appropriate chipset
drivers from the maker's web site instead of using the CD that came
with the new mobo?
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Tyurns out the PRoblem was

Norton GoBack!
 
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VanguardLH

The Doctor said:
Tyurns out the PRoblem was

Norton GoBack!
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Which usurps the 446-byte bootstrap area of the MBR to replace the
standard boot manager. Isn't GoBack dead for a couple years now?
Roxio bought it from ... and then dumped it on Symantec in 2004 who
then let it wane and die as they did with WinFax, PartitionMagic, PC
Tools (a long time ago), and many other acquired products that the
Norton division of Symantec decides to get rid of to eliminate
competition or temporary marketing strategies that fizzle out in
Symantec's hands. They tried to dump it into their Norton SystemWorks
but now that product no longer lists GoBack.

Doesn't its manual say something about having to disable GoBack if you
do any work on a partition's definition? From what I've read, GoBack
changes the partition type defined in the MBR so I'm not surprised
that other partition utilities can't figure out the non-standard
partition type. See
http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-1.html where it
says GoBack changes the partition type to 44

http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/home_homeoffice/products/ngb/ngb_2005/manuals.html

"You must turn off Norton GoBack if you want to start your computer
using a different operating system or you are upgrading or
reinstalling your current operating system."

Pretty worthless super-vague information on when to disable GoBack.
 
B

Bruce Chambers

The said:
Moving up from an Intel SAI2 to an Intel DG33FB .

I can boot into safe mode but not into Normal mode.

I did follow http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

,however I need the XP SP2 070227-2254 release.

Help, I rather not reinstall Windows otherwise I loose everything!
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Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific motherboard chipset and
therefore 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

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

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.

This will also probably 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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