new processor

[paul segerstrom]

i recently upgraded my processor and now xp wont start.it
comes up with an error message and asks to boot from one
of 5 ways ...all 5 ways hang.tryed doing a repair install
and again sytem hangs.please help me im running out of
options .....the only one i can think of is wipping the
drive and starting over.

[Jim]

Unusual for a simple processor upgrade ALONE to cause such a problem, did
you perhaps upgrade the motherboard too?! I would go into the BIOS and set
everything to BIOS defaults, then try again. You might have some
optimization in there that's incompatible w/ the new processor. Wiping the
HD at this point might be premature. Do you have data (word & excel docs,
mp3, etc.) you'd like to keep before doing so?

Jim

"paul segerstrom" > wrote in message
...
> i recently upgraded my processor and now xp wont start.it
> comes up with an error message and asks to boot from one
> of 5 ways ...all 5 ways hang.tryed doing a repair install
> and again sytem hangs.please help me im running out of
> options .....the only one i can think of is wipping the
> drive and starting over.
>
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Paul;
Perform a Repair installation:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm
Windows Update and Service Pack will need to be reinstalled.

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"paul segerstrom" > wrote in message
...
> i recently upgraded my processor and now xp wont start.it
> comes up with an error message and asks to boot from one
> of 5 ways ...all 5 ways hang.tryed doing a repair install
> and again sytem hangs.please help me im running out of
> options .....the only one i can think of is wipping the
> drive and starting over.
>
>

[Jim Macklin]

An upgrade CPU from Celeron to P4 would need new drivers, as
would a similar AMD upgrade.

How did you go about trying to do a repair install, did you
follow the MS instructions?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341


"Jim" > wrote in message
news:HdWBa.35065$Dr3.11425@fed1read02...
| Unusual for a simple processor upgrade ALONE to cause such
a problem, did
| you perhaps upgrade the motherboard too?! I would go into
the BIOS and set
| everything to BIOS defaults, then try again. You might
have some
| optimization in there that's incompatible w/ the new
processor. Wiping the
| HD at this point might be premature. Do you have data
(word & excel docs,
| mp3, etc.) you'd like to keep before doing so?
|
| Jim
|
| "paul segerstrom" > wrote in
message
| ...
| > i recently upgraded my processor and now xp wont
start.it
| > comes up with an error message and asks to boot from one
| > of 5 ways ...all 5 ways hang.tryed doing a repair
install
| > and again sytem hangs.please help me im running out of
| > options .....the only one i can think of is wipping the
| > drive and starting over.
| >
| >
|
|

[Linda Smith]

After upgrading my processor, I had to clear my cmos by shorting a
jumper on my motherboard. Check your motherboard documentation.

When you do this, you have to go into your bios to reset any special
settings you may have.

In article >,
says...
> i recently upgraded my processor and now xp wont start.it
> comes up with an error message and asks to boot from one
> of 5 ways ...all 5 ways hang.tryed doing a repair install
> and again sytem hangs.please help me im running out of
> options .....the only one i can think of is wipping the
> drive and starting over.
>
>
>