I have a computer that has a hard drive with Windows 7 Pro installed on it. The Windows 7 install is configured to that computer's chipset, BIOS, motherboard, etc. (see bottom for more detailed specs). I have a new computer. I've attempted to take the drive from the old computer to the new computer. I get a BSOD EVERY single time I attempt to boot up at the screen that's black with the word Windows in white and where there's an animation on the red/blue/yellow/green logo. It lingers for about 30 seconds, presumably loading things, then it crashes to the BSOD and reboots so quickly that I can't read the error. Currently it's my belief that there's something about the way that Windows 7 is configured for the old computer that is causing a BSOD. I say this because I have attempted this exact same scenario before and after a did a new install on the hard drive the computer boots fine and no more BSOD's. Also I've had a Windows 7 install on the new computer, taken the hard drive out of the new computer, put it in the old computer and Windows 7 performs perfectly after a few driver installs, absolutely no BSOD's and it's a very painless process. My questions are the following:
1. What is the button you press to get into safe mode while you're booting?
2. I have files I don't want to delete with a new Windows 7 install. Is there a way to "reset" Windows so that it behaves the next time it boots as if this is a brand new install of Windows 7 so I can keep my files and not format/delete the partition?
UPDATE: I figured out what button to use to boot to safe mode, I looked it up and attempted to use the button to boot to safe mode, but before I posted it didn't work, so I asked question 1 so someone could verify if what I said is true or not. After I posted it worked, so I don't know. I've attempted to boot to safe mode, the system loads Window files. It gets to Loaded: \Windows\System32\Drivers\aswRvrt.sys, freezes for a long time, and then BSOD's. I'm able to read the BSOD now, the error is STOP: 0x0000007B
1. What is the button you press to get into safe mode while you're booting?
2. I have files I don't want to delete with a new Windows 7 install. Is there a way to "reset" Windows so that it behaves the next time it boots as if this is a brand new install of Windows 7 so I can keep my files and not format/delete the partition?
UPDATE: I figured out what button to use to boot to safe mode, I looked it up and attempted to use the button to boot to safe mode, but before I posted it didn't work, so I asked question 1 so someone could verify if what I said is true or not. After I posted it worked, so I don't know. I've attempted to boot to safe mode, the system loads Window files. It gets to Loaded: \Windows\System32\Drivers\aswRvrt.sys, freezes for a long time, and then BSOD's. I'm able to read the BSOD now, the error is STOP: 0x0000007B
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