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I decided to go ahead and proceed with the repair last night. I created a
backup image of my hard drive using Ghost before proceeding.
There were a few minor issues that I ran into though, and am hoping some
light can be shed on these.
I booted with the XP install CD and proceeded to do the install. After the
install rebooted and completed the device installation process, it then went
on to the "installing files" step. At this point, I started receiving
prompts that the installation could not find files on the CD. They were in
fact there.
I decided to load the original backup image back onto the hard drive and
repeat the process using a slipstream CD with SP2 on it. The same problem
happened, but this time I decided to cancel the install when I was prompted.
The install then continued to complete without copying the files. The
system came back up and sat on the Please wait... section of the XP logo
screen. It sat there for almost 20 minutes so I decided to reboot the box.
After doing that, the system came up and life seemed good. However, all of
my start->programs for the All Users were removed. No problem I thought, I
will restore them from the backup. I did that, but I hadn't realized the
install had changed the profiles directory from C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users to C:\Windows\Profiles\All Users. I don't understand why
it did this. Is there anyway to change this back to the original location?
Anyhow, just for safety sake, I decided to re-install XP SP2 from the
install CD and now the system seems to be running ok. I then installed the
motherboard drivers.
Seems like this process is not as cut and dry as I thought it would be. I
guess the only issue that I am aware of at this point is changing the
location of the profiles directory back to the original directory.
Are there any other issues that I should look out for that I may have not
found yet?
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Ken Varn
Senior Software Engineer
Diebold Inc.
EmailID = varnk
Domain = Diebold.com
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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:uWtqHghnFHA.1480@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Ken Varn wrote:
> > I have a Hard Drive that contains a working Windows XP SP2 system. I
have
> > taken this hard drive and installed it on a new motherboard. I was
hoping
> > that I could boot Windows XP in safe mode and then load the new
motherboard
> > drivers and life would be great. Unfortunately, XP throws up a blue
screen
> > when I try to run in safe mode on the new motherboard. So, I tried to
do a
> > repair with my original XP installation CD, but because I have SP2 on
the
> > box, the installation process cannot find some files on the original XP
> > install CD when it tries to do the repair.
> >
> > Basically, is there some way that I can get this hard drive onto my new
> > motherboard in the least painless way possible without loosing all of my
> > settings?
> >
>
>
> Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations are
> BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore 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/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
>
> 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
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