XP boot fail after motherboard change

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Philip Andrews

Hi,

Can anyone advise me, please? I've built a quick new barebones PC, and
have been trying to get the HDD from the old one to run in it - no joy, I
get a continuous reboot loop intead. I get the same thing in Safe Mode. What
have I done wrong, and how can I fix it? The OS is Windows XP Pro, by the
way.

TIA,

Philip
 
"Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eBx8vyJQIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone advise me, please? I've built a quick new barebones PC, and have been
> trying to get the HDD from the old one to run in it - no joy, I get a continuous
> reboot loop intead. I get the same thing in Safe Mode. What have I done wrong, and
> how can I fix it? The OS is Windows XP Pro, by the way.
>
> TIA,
>
> Philip
>

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

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
Philip Andrews wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone advise me, please? I've built a quick new barebones PC, and
> have been trying to get the HDD from the old one to run in it - no joy, I
> get a continuous reboot loop intead. I get the same thing in Safe Mode. What
> have I done wrong, and how can I fix it? The OS is Windows XP Pro, by the
> way.
>
> TIA,
>
> Philip
>
>

Try a Repair Install. A Repair Install takes Windows back to the
state it was in when installed from the CD. If the CD had SP2 on
it, then you'll be at SP2 when finished. (If you added a Service
Pack via download, then slipstreaming it into a new CD helps. I've
got SP4 slipstreamed into a new Win2K CD, for any reinstalls
I have to do for my current machine.) All applications will
still be present, and settings still there. You'll have to go
to Windows Update and redo the security updates and other
patches, but you won't have to touch the applications. Don't take
hardware drivers from Windows Update - get them from the
manufacturer if you can.

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

For my home builds, another thing I do before moving the
hard drive, is clone a copy onto a spare drive, as my
backup. If the Repair Install fails in some way, you
have something to fall back on. I even leave the old
machine functional, until the "transplant" is finished.
On one occasion, I had to boot the old machine and
rely on my clone disk, before trying again.

When cloning a drive, I've found that the first time
you boot the cloned drive, it should be the only
drive on the machine. I had to clone and try again
once, and removing the original drive from the machine,
for the first reboot only, seemed to help. You can add
the data drives back in, once the suspense filled part
is done.

The same applies to the repair install. If the boot
drive is the only drive connected, there is less chance
that something stupid will happen. For example, sometimes
the new computer has bad or poorly adjusted RAM, and if
things aren't going well, you don't want any data only
drives to be affected.

For testing new hardware, I recommend booting a Knoppix
or Ubuntu LiveCD, as those don't need a hard drive to
operate. Just seeing a bunch of good status messages
in the Knoppix boot window, is some reassurance the
new computer is healthy to some extent. Running a
copy of Prime95 (torture test option) from mersenne.org ,
allows stress testing the CPU. Prime95 is available for
both Windows and Linux, so by using the Linux CD and
a copy of Prime95, in a few hours of testing you can be
assured that the RAM is in good shape. Prime95 stops on
the first calculation error it detects, and intermediate
results are stored in RAM, so you get good test coverage.

Paul
 
Hello Brian,

"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
news:%23OU$HIKQIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> "Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eBx8vyJQIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

This link got me back up and running - thanks very much for the help, I
was badly stuck but all is now well again.

Regards,

Philip

>
> --
>
> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
 
Hello Paul,

I carried out the Repair Install as suggested, and all returned to
normal - so, my thanks to you and Brian for that help. Thanks also for the
extra info regarding having only the cloned drive connected on its first
run - I'm about to substitute my 80 GB main HDD on this machine for a 160 GB
drive, and 'live adventures' during that process will definitely be
unwelcome.

Regards,

Philip

"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fk5oeo$t1p$1@aioe.org...
> Philip Andrews wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can anyone advise me, please? I've built a quick new barebones PC,
>> and have been trying to get the HDD from the old one to run in it - no
>> joy, I get a continuous reboot loop intead. I get the same thing in Safe
>> Mode. What have I done wrong, and how can I fix it? The OS is Windows XP
>> Pro, by the way.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Philip
>
> Try a Repair Install. A Repair Install takes Windows back to the
> state it was in when installed from the CD. If the CD had SP2 on
> it, then you'll be at SP2 when finished. (If you added a Service
> Pack via download, then slipstreaming it into a new CD helps. I've
> got SP4 slipstreamed into a new Win2K CD, for any reinstalls
> I have to do for my current machine.) All applications will
> still be present, and settings still there. You'll have to go
> to Windows Update and redo the security updates and other
> patches, but you won't have to touch the applications. Don't take
> hardware drivers from Windows Update - get them from the
> manufacturer if you can.
>
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> For my home builds, another thing I do before moving the
> hard drive, is clone a copy onto a spare drive, as my
> backup. If the Repair Install fails in some way, you
> have something to fall back on. I even leave the old
> machine functional, until the "transplant" is finished.
> On one occasion, I had to boot the old machine and
> rely on my clone disk, before trying again.
>
> When cloning a drive, I've found that the first time
> you boot the cloned drive, it should be the only
> drive on the machine. I had to clone and try again
> once, and removing the original drive from the machine,
> for the first reboot only, seemed to help. You can add
> the data drives back in, once the suspense filled part
> is done.
>
> The same applies to the repair install. If the boot
> drive is the only drive connected, there is less chance
> that something stupid will happen. For example, sometimes
> the new computer has bad or poorly adjusted RAM, and if
> things aren't going well, you don't want any data only
> drives to be affected.
>
> For testing new hardware, I recommend booting a Knoppix
> or Ubuntu LiveCD, as those don't need a hard drive to
> operate. Just seeing a bunch of good status messages
> in the Knoppix boot window, is some reassurance the
> new computer is healthy to some extent. Running a
> copy of Prime95 (torture test option) from mersenne.org ,
> allows stress testing the CPU. Prime95 is available for
> both Windows and Linux, so by using the Linux CD and
> a copy of Prime95, in a few hours of testing you can be
> assured that the RAM is in good shape. Prime95 stops on
> the first calculation error it detects, and intermediate
> results are stored in RAM, so you get good test coverage.
>
> Paul
 
Glad to hear it Philip. Keep it clean, enjoy and good luck.

--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


"Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:usYSUBRQIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello Brian,
>
> "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
> news:%23OU$HIKQIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eBx8vyJQIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
>
> This link got me back up and running - thanks very much for the help, I was
> badly stuck but all is now well again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Philip
>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>
>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>>
>
>
 
Thanks :o)

Philip

"Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
news:uImHRiRQIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Glad to hear it Philip. Keep it clean, enjoy and good luck.
>
> --
>
> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
> Conflicts start where information lacks.
> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>
> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
>
> "Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:usYSUBRQIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hello Brian,
>>
>> "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake> wrote in message
>> news:%23OU$HIKQIHA.4272@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> "Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:eBx8vyJQIHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
>>
>> This link got me back up and running - thanks very much for the help,
>> I was badly stuck but all is now well again.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Philip
>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
>>> Conflicts start where information lacks.
>>> http://basconotw.mvps.org/
>>>
>>> Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Later - the drive substitution worked perfectly, following your isntructions
to the letter! Thanks for the help.

Regards,

Philip


"Philip Andrews" <philipfaeunst@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e$fs3CRQIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello Paul,
>
> I carried out the Repair Install as suggested, and all returned to
> normal - so, my thanks to you and Brian for that help. Thanks also for the
> extra info regarding having only the cloned drive connected on its first
> run - I'm about to substitute my 80 GB main HDD on this machine for a 160
> GB drive, and 'live adventures' during that process will definitely be
> unwelcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Philip
>
> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fk5oeo$t1p$1@aioe.org...
>> Philip Andrews wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise me, please? I've built a quick new barebones PC,
>>> and have been trying to get the HDD from the old one to run in it - no
>>> joy, I get a continuous reboot loop intead. I get the same thing in Safe
>>> Mode. What have I done wrong, and how can I fix it? The OS is Windows XP
>>> Pro, by the way.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Philip
>>
>> Try a Repair Install. A Repair Install takes Windows back to the
>> state it was in when installed from the CD. If the CD had SP2 on
>> it, then you'll be at SP2 when finished. (If you added a Service
>> Pack via download, then slipstreaming it into a new CD helps. I've
>> got SP4 slipstreamed into a new Win2K CD, for any reinstalls
>> I have to do for my current machine.) All applications will
>> still be present, and settings still there. You'll have to go
>> to Windows Update and redo the security updates and other
>> patches, but you won't have to touch the applications. Don't take
>> hardware drivers from Windows Update - get them from the
>> manufacturer if you can.
>>
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>> For my home builds, another thing I do before moving the
>> hard drive, is clone a copy onto a spare drive, as my
>> backup. If the Repair Install fails in some way, you
>> have something to fall back on. I even leave the old
>> machine functional, until the "transplant" is finished.
>> On one occasion, I had to boot the old machine and
>> rely on my clone disk, before trying again.
>>
>> When cloning a drive, I've found that the first time
>> you boot the cloned drive, it should be the only
>> drive on the machine. I had to clone and try again
>> once, and removing the original drive from the machine,
>> for the first reboot only, seemed to help. You can add
>> the data drives back in, once the suspense filled part
>> is done.
>>
>> The same applies to the repair install. If the boot
>> drive is the only drive connected, there is less chance
>> that something stupid will happen. For example, sometimes
>> the new computer has bad or poorly adjusted RAM, and if
>> things aren't going well, you don't want any data only
>> drives to be affected.
>>
>> For testing new hardware, I recommend booting a Knoppix
>> or Ubuntu LiveCD, as those don't need a hard drive to
>> operate. Just seeing a bunch of good status messages
>> in the Knoppix boot window, is some reassurance the
>> new computer is healthy to some extent. Running a
>> copy of Prime95 (torture test option) from mersenne.org ,
>> allows stress testing the CPU. Prime95 is available for
>> both Windows and Linux, so by using the Linux CD and
>> a copy of Prime95, in a few hours of testing you can be
>> assured that the RAM is in good shape. Prime95 stops on
>> the first calculation error it detects, and intermediate
>> results are stored in RAM, so you get good test coverage.
>>
>> Paul
>
>
 
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