moving hard drive

[bill m]

i want to move my win xp dard drive to another faster
computer i just built. when i do , i get error message
that says windows did not start properly abd ask me to
pick another way to start winxp, but all do not start and
bring me back to same error message.

please help

hard drive was working perfectly in slower computer

thanks for any help, in advance!!

bill

[Nicholas]

Your new hardware did not exist when you initially installed
Windows XP....... there are no drivers installed for it.

Visit http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm and click
on "How to Run a Repair Install".

You'll need your original Windows XP CD, and the Product Key that
came with it, in order to perform a repair.

Afterward, you'll activate XP in the same manner as you did originally.
If activation is unsuccessful, use the "activate by telephone" option.


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Nicholas

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| i want to move my win xp dard drive to another faster=20
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| pick another way to start winxp, but all do not start and=20
| bring me back to same error message.
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| please help
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| hard drive was working perfectly in slower computer
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| thanks for any help, in advance!!
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| bill
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the
old one (same chipset, IDE controllers, 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

This may 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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"bill m" > wrote in message
...
> i want to move my win xp dard drive to another faster
> computer i just built. when i do , i get error message
> that says windows did not start properly abd ask me to
> pick another way to start winxp, but all do not start and
> bring me back to same error message.
>
> please help
>
> hard drive was working perfectly in slower computer
>
> thanks for any help, in advance!!
>
> bill
>