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Upgraded Machine Won't Boot From Old Hard Drive
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 |
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Upgraded Machine Won't Boot From Old Hard Drive
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 - Cached - Similar pages 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. ... www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinxp.htm - 34k - Cached - Similar pages "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 | |
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Upgraded Machine Won't Boot From Old Hard Drive
Look he
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 |
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