Upgraded Machine Won't Boot From Old Hard Drive

[Bryant Blake]

I just built a new computer using a Biostar M7NCD
mainboard, AMD Athlon XP2500+ processor and 512 mb of
Ultra 333 memory. I took a nearly new WD 20GB HD, loaded
with Windows XP Home set up with NTFS, from my old 333
machine and installed it in the new computer.

The drive was working fine in the old machine, but now
when I try to boot the new machine with the old drive I
get a error message saying windows has shut down my
system to avoid possible damage. I have tried to reboot
in safe mode, normal mode and last know good
configuration and it still will give me the error message.

The new bios recognizes all the drives I have installed
and I can boot the machine from the A drive using an old
Windows ME Start Up disk or from my master CD-RW drive,
HOWEVER, I cannot get it to boot from the HD.

Any body got any ideas on how to start getting this
problem straightened out, short of re-installing XP, or
worse?

Thanks!

BBLAKE

[Jim Macklin]

You have to do a repair install because none of the mobo
drivers from the old mobo will work with the new system.
Google for "Windows XP repair" and you'll get the
instructions.
How to Perform a Windows XP Repa
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install. ... I repeat, do
not choose "To repair
a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press
R". ...
www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - 27k - Jun
8, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages

Repair XP
.... The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh
(clean) install
or to "Repair the selected Windows XP installation." Press
"R". ...
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm - 22k - Jun 8, 2004 -
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WindowsReinstall.com - Install, Reinstall, Upgrade, Repair
Windows ...
.... reinstalls, and help for Microsoft Windows XP, Windows
98, Windows ... Install windows,
upgrade windows , reinstall windows , repair windows,
troubleshoot windows ...
www.windowsreinstall.com/ - 36k - Cached - Similar pages

Windows XP Home Install, Reinstall, upgrade, parallel
install, and ...
... Windows XP Home Upgrade Install. Multi-Page. Windows
XP Home Repair Install. ...
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"Bryant Blake" > wrote
in message ...
| I just built a new computer using a Biostar M7NCD
| mainboard, AMD Athlon XP2500+ processor and 512 mb of
| Ultra 333 memory. I took a nearly new WD 20GB HD, loaded
| with Windows XP Home set up with NTFS, from my old 333
| machine and installed it in the new computer.
|
| The drive was working fine in the old machine, but now
| when I try to boot the new machine with the old drive I
| get a error message saying windows has shut down my
| system to avoid possible damage. I have tried to reboot
| in safe mode, normal mode and last know good
| configuration and it still will give me the error message.
|
| The new bios recognizes all the drives I have installed
| and I can boot the machine from the A drive using an old
| Windows ME Start Up disk or from my master CD-RW drive,
| HOWEVER, I cannot get it to boot from the HD.
|
| Any body got any ideas on how to start getting this
| problem straightened out, short of re-installing XP, or
| worse?
|
| Thanks!
|
| BBLAKE
|

[John Blaustein]

Look here:

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

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

John