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XP Won't Start After Rebuild

Started by Guest_stephenjohnson_* , Aug 27 2008 09:44 PM

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Guest_stephenjohnson_*

Posted 27 August 2008 - 09:44 PM

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I just rebuilt my system (new cpu/mobo/ram/vid card). I am trying to reuse the old HDD with op system already installed. The system will POST ok and i can go into BIOS. But, windows XP won't start. Keeps rebooting. Won't start in safe mode or any of the choices. I guess i thought this should work. Have i missed something basic here? I really don't want to reformat.

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WingedPanther

Posted 28 August 2008 - 07:51 AM

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Frequently, XP is installed with hardware specific settings. Changing the motherboard on it, in particular, can completely hose it.

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#3
morefood2001

Posted 28 August 2008 - 08:43 AM

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do a repair installation is the only way it will run right now. The drivers and activation status are set to the old hardware, and xp won't run on a totally different motherboard without a reactivation and drivers.

For that effort, you are best off to do a repair install, get your data off from it (without activating) then reinstall a fresh copy. Repair installs on different hardware can cause problems, and you will find that a repair install will slow your computer down a lot vs a full install.

Hope this helps!

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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:19 AM

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Lol, now this is a funny thread...

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 02:15 PM

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I know that the user is banned, but this might help someone else...

When you change the CPU, XP will need a fresh installation. It won't work if you change the CPU.. even if you leave everything as it was and change just the CPU.. it won't work.