I'v exchanged a SIS-chipped m/b with Athlon XP Processor for a Nvidia chipset with Athlon 64. The repair install went fine (to detect all new h/ware) but the OS won't boot at all (doesn't even show the driver-loading stage). In Safe Mode the drivers load for a while then it gives up and reboots.
There's no problem with the hardware, as a fresh install of the same XPSP2 to a different HDD works fine.
I tried hiding the old registry hives by renaming 'System', but another repair install was not then offered when trying again (so System now back as was).
I can probably reattach the hdd to the original m/b and see if it will still boot with that if anyone has tips for giving a good chance of a successful transplant if I delete some of the original drivers or whatever (graphics had already been changed to MS default). Everything vital is backed up, so a fresh install is not a major problem; just a darned nuisance to get everything reinstalled and tweaked again, and it's a little surprising that it didn't work when the repair install went so swimmingly.
Thanks.
There's no problem with the hardware, as a fresh install of the same XPSP2 to a different HDD works fine.
I tried hiding the old registry hives by renaming 'System', but another repair install was not then offered when trying again (so System now back as was).
I can probably reattach the hdd to the original m/b and see if it will still boot with that if anyone has tips for giving a good chance of a successful transplant if I delete some of the original drivers or whatever (graphics had already been changed to MS default). Everything vital is backed up, so a fresh install is not a major problem; just a darned nuisance to get everything reinstalled and tweaked again, and it's a little surprising that it didn't work when the repair install went so swimmingly.
Thanks.
you welcome. all the best
