Windows XP does not recognise new motherboard

[TimTDP]

My PC had a fatal hardware crash. I decided this was the perfect time to upgrade the motherboard, which I have replaced.
Windows XP now fails to load and when I start the PC Windows displays the Recovery screen.
I was hoping to just replace the motherboard, start XP and load the motherboard drivers. I don't want to format the drive and reload Windows from scratch. I have a piece of software loaded and have lost the installation disk.

What are my options?
How can I get Windows to start up?

 

[Crowley16]

generally, when you replace such an integral part of the system, you also need to re-install the os.

you could either try going through the recovery process, which will keep your programs and stuff intact, or you could try an upgrade...

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[wahnula]

Best practice would be a clean install of Windows from CD. If there are files on the HDD that you need, you can boot to the Windows CD and try the second repair option. Bypass the Recovery Console and proceed as you were installing a fresh copy. When you get to the point of install, you will be given an option to "Repair and Existing Installation". This will get you up and running, but leaves behind all sorts of useless stuff, like old drivers and registry entries. You might also have to re-activate Windows.

You will also need to run Windows Update for a LONG time, so I would back up necessary files at this point and reload Windows from scratch, it's the only way to get the best performance out of that new board.

Tony

Users helping Users...

 

[RICHINMINN]

What part of your system was affected in the crash you experienced? Was it the motherboard? You said that you chose to upgrade the motherboard at this time, but was that because it was kaput, or because you were having to tear things down to replace other parts, so you decided to replace the motherboard at the same time? If the original motherboard and the hard drive are both still functioning, I would use an application like PC Mover (from Laplink) that lets you migrate an installed application from one PC to another. That way, you could transfer your irreplaceable software to another system, rebuild your original system replacing whatever parts you want to, reloading Windows if needed, then use the same program to migrate your mission-critical application back to your system. (I've done this numerous times.)

Rich (in Minn.)

 

[wolluf]

Repair reinstall - which is mentioned above - usually leaves you with a 'new' machine that looks like the old and runs faster:-

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

Dying motherboard quite common - and my customers usually want things as they were (unless other problems - then clean install) - and repair reinstall generally works very well.

 

[BadBigBen]

Like wolluf mentions, a repair install, probably is the only option at this time...

before changing mobo's, this is what I do: faq602-6735 (this may not work if XP resides on a SATA drive, in this case you may have to install the CORRECT SATA drivers for the NEW RIG)

after which the new hardware can be installed without a problem... just did it the past weekend went from an ASUS A7N (something) mobo with an Athlon XP 2600+, to an Intel 2.66ghz Pentium D on an Asus P5P800SE motherboard, after I was done all I had to do was install the ChipSet drivers and SATA drivers...


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."