New MB - XP Pro - system reboots right after post

Greetings --

Normally, and assuming either a retail license or a generic
(non-branded) OEM license, unless the new motherboard is virtually
identical to the old one (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same
BIOS version, etc.), 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/directo...;EN-US;Q315341

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.


Bruce Chambers

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"PAUL BERNSTEIN" <net4profit@email.uophx.edu> wrote in message
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I just replaced the motherboard on an XP Pro system.

because the old MB died. When I put in the new motherboard, the system
goes through post, Then a screen flashes by (I think it says I may
have a virus) and the system reboots. I have put the drive in another
system and it does the same thing. I also put the drive in as a second
disk and checked for viruses, none were found. When I try to boot in
safe mode or go to the command prompt, it does the same thing. When
booting in safe mode, it lists the drivers being loaded, it reboots
after mup.sys loads. Any Ideas?


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