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PC died, new mobo etc, now WinXP won't load

  • 16-07-2007 6:01pm
    #1
    Samson
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    I have a PC that died on me due to a power surge.
    So I installed a new mobo, CPU and RAM, which was no problem.
    However, the PC won't load Windows, it just keeps rebooting as soon as it hits the Windows startup screen (I sometimes get the briefest of glimpses of a blue error screen before it reboots - but it's too brief for me to read any of it).
    Whether I try to boot into safe mode or normal mode I get the same problem.

    I imagine the above problem is driver related, as Windows is presumably looking for the old hardware on bootup, getting confused and rebooting.

    Any ideas?

    I don't want to start again with this PC, as there's a lot of stuff on it I want to retain.
    Can I re-install Windows on top without losing my applications?
    Can I use the Recovery Console to solve this?
    If so, how?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If the motherboard uses a different chipset and/or HDD controller to the old motherboard then you will almost certainly see a STOP 07 error.

    A repair install MIGHT work - just be very careful and read the screens to make sure it's not going to format the driver or wipe the existing install.

    If the power surge damaged the registry then the repair install may not work.

    Don't forget the OEM license for XP does only allows the Manufacturer to change the motherboard under warranty - all other motherboard changes invalidate your license.


  • #3
    Samson
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Samson


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    If the motherboard uses a different chipset and/or HDD controller to the old motherboard then you will almost certainly see a STOP 07 error.

    A repair install MIGHT work - just be very careful and read the screens to make sure it's not going to format the driver or wipe the existing install.

    If the power surge damaged the registry then the repair install may not work.

    Don't forget the OEM license for XP does only allows the Manufacturer to change the motherboard under warranty - all other motherboard changes invalidate your license.

    Thanks, I'll try that.
    Re. the license issue, it's originally a self build PC, will I need to re-activate?


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    almost certainly, cba posting the link but the hash is formed from several devices, you are allowed to change 3 on desktop and 8 on laptop (give or take) the difference is if the computer had a pcmcia controller or not.


  • #5
    Samson
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Samson


    Just installed WinXP over the old install.
    Did have to re-activate, but PC is working fine.

    Thanks for the advice.


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