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Proceedures for adding new MB/CPU to Win XP Pro
Getting ready to install Win 7 Pro on my XP installation machine. Put in
new Motherboard/CPU/Memory but my XP Pro installation will not boot ? Same Sata hard drive being used with unchanged XP installation. Have done many mottherboard/cpu upgrades in past without issues. I'm wondering if the XP "Genuine Advantage" stuff is causing the no-boot ? I have not done anything with Win 7 yet...still waiting for UPS delivery ! Hoping I do not have to remove all the new hardware and replace old and then boot again and THEN call Microsoft ? The error screen I am getting is something like " Sorry...Windows wouldn't load...maybe new hardware/sofrtware/compatabilty issues"...I have a bunch of loading options includeing safe mode and last good configurations...but all options lead to a reboot and the same screen ? Win XP loading screen does appear for a second...but then system reboots ? Any Ideas on what the issues are and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated !! Tim |
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Proceedures for adding new MB/CPU to Win XP Pro
You have to perform a repair installation and whilst doing so install your
new motherboard drivers from supplied cd And if your version of winxp is an oem version supplied with origonal hardware it may be locked to that hardware If in the past you did this, it was a miracle your origional boot worked BTW I didnt think there was an upgrade path from winxp to win7, only via clean install "Trinaz" wrote in message ... Getting ready to install Win 7 Pro on my XP installation machine. Put in new Motherboard/CPU/Memory but my XP Pro installation will not boot ? Same Sata hard drive being used with unchanged XP installation. Have done many mottherboard/cpu upgrades in past without issues. I'm wondering if the XP "Genuine Advantage" stuff is causing the no-boot ? I have not done anything with Win 7 yet...still waiting for UPS delivery ! Hoping I do not have to remove all the new hardware and replace old and then boot again and THEN call Microsoft ? The error screen I am getting is something like " Sorry...Windows wouldn't load...maybe new hardware/sofrtware/compatabilty issues"...I have a bunch of loading options includeing safe mode and last good configurations...but all options lead to a reboot and the same screen ? Win XP loading screen does appear for a second...but then system reboots ? Any Ideas on what the issues are and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated !! Tim |
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Proceedures for adding new MB/CPU to Win XP Pro
You have to perform a repair installation and whilst doing so install your new motherboard drivers from supplied cd And if your version of winxp is an oem version supplied with origonal hardware it may be locked to that hardware If in the past you did this, it was a miracle your origional boot worked BTW I didnt think there was an upgrade path from winxp to win7, only via clean install "Trinaz" wrote in message ... Getting ready to install Win 7 Pro on my XP installation machine. Put in new Motherboard/CPU/Memory but my XP Pro installation will not boot ? Same Sata hard drive being used with unchanged XP installation. Have done many mottherboard/cpu upgrades in past without issues. I'm wondering if the XP "Genuine Advantage" stuff is causing the no-boot ? I have not done anything with Win 7 yet...still waiting for UPS delivery ! Hoping I do not have to remove all the new hardware and replace old and then boot again and THEN call Microsoft ? The error screen I am getting is something like " Sorry...Windows wouldn't load...maybe new hardware/sofrtware/compatabilty issues"...I have a bunch of loading options includeing safe mode and last good configurations...but all options lead to a reboot and the same screen ? Win XP loading screen does appear for a second...but then system reboots ? Any Ideas on what the issues are and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated !! Tim |
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Proceedures for adding new MB/CPU to Win XP Pro
Trinaz wrote:
Getting ready to install Win 7 Pro on my XP installation machine. Put in new Motherboard/CPU/Memory but my XP Pro installation will not boot ? Same Sata hard drive being used with unchanged XP installation. Have done many mottherboard/cpu upgrades in past without issues. I'm wondering if the XP "Genuine Advantage" stuff is causing the no-boot ? I have not done anything with Win 7 yet...still waiting for UPS delivery ! Hoping I do not have to remove all the new hardware and replace old and then boot again and THEN call Microsoft ? The error screen I am getting is something like " Sorry...Windows wouldn't load...maybe new hardware/sofrtware/compatabilty issues"...I have a bunch of loading options includeing safe mode and last good configurations...but all options lead to a reboot and the same screen ? Win XP loading screen does appear for a second...but then system reboots ? Any Ideas on what the issues are and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated !! Tim Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM installations are BIOS-locked to a specific motherboard chipset and therefore are *not* transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, 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/directo...;EN-US;Q315341 Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable than the Win9x group. As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any important data before starting. This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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 Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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Proceedures for adding new MB/CPU to Win XP Pro
Trinaz wrote:
Getting ready to install Win 7 Pro on my XP installation machine. Put in new Motherboard/CPU/Memory but my XP Pro installation will not boot ? Same Sata hard drive being used with unchanged XP installation. Have done many mottherboard/cpu upgrades in past without issues. I'm wondering if the XP "Genuine Advantage" stuff is causing the no-boot ? I have not done anything with Win 7 yet...still waiting for UPS delivery ! Hoping I do not have to remove all the new hardware and replace old and then boot again and THEN call Microsoft ? The error screen I am getting is something like " Sorry...Windows wouldn't load...maybe new hardware/sofrtware/compatabilty issues"...I have a bunch of loading options includeing safe mode and last good configurations...but all options lead to a reboot and the same screen ? Win XP loading screen does appear for a second...but then system reboots ? Any Ideas on what the issues are and how to fix it will be greatly appreciated !! Tim Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM installations are BIOS-locked to a specific motherboard chipset and therefore are *not* transferable to a new motherboard - check yours before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, 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/directo...;EN-US;Q315341 Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much more stable than the Win9x group. As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any important data before starting. This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. 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 Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot |
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