Thanks for the advice!
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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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"Michael G" wrote in message
...
I am attempting to install a MB/CPU upgrade. I have
been
able to get the machine to boot XP ONCE. Everything
seems
to work fine. After the drivers for the new hardware on
the board is loaded, I am asked to reboot to finalize
settings. I checked the activation requirement prior
to
flipping the switch and it was activated.

When the computer starts up, I get to a mode selection
screen, no success with any of them. After that I get
and endless loop of stop errors.

I have reinstalled my orignal board and everything is
fine. I searched all the posts and did not see
anything
like this. Any ideas?


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