XP Pro Doesn't Boot After Upgrade To ATX Box

[Gary Brown]

Hi,

My XP Pro no longer boots since I upgraded to new ATX box, mobo, and CPU
from an older AT system. As I recall, W2K must be reinstalled if ACPI is
added.
Is this the problem here or should I be looking elsewhere?

Also, the XP Pro install CD does not have the option of reinstalling XP
while
retaining previous installation information - programs, settings, etc. Is
there
a way around this?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[D.Currie]

Hi,

My XP Pro no longer boots since I upgraded to new ATX box, mobo, and CPU
from an older AT system. As I recall, W2K must be reinstalled if ACPI is
added.
Is this the problem here or should I be looking elsewhere?

Also, the XP Pro install CD does not have the option of reinstalling XP
while
retaining previous installation information - programs, settings, etc. Is
there
a way around this?

Thanks,
Gary

You need to do a repair install, at least. A normal XP cd will let you do a
repair reinstall without losing anything (as long as nothing goes wrong). If
you have an modified oem disk, then it probably won't work with your new
motherboard at all.

 

[Gary Brown]

You need to do a repair install, at least. A normal XP cd will let you do a
repair reinstall without losing anything (as long as nothing goes wrong). If
you have an modified oem disk, then it probably won't work with your new
motherboard at all.

The XP was given to me. It came in what looked like a retail box.

I have gone into the repair facility, a subset of the command language.
The repair directory is located but I don't remember repair program name.
I haven't done a repair since NT4. There doesn't appear to be a simpler
mechanism.

FWIW: I forgot to mention, this is a multiboot system with minimal NT4 and
Win98 installations. NT4 works fine with the new hardware.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, assuming a retail license, unless the new motherboard is
virtually identical to the old one (same chipset, same IDE
controllers, same BIOS version, etc.), 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 probably also require re-activation. 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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