new motherboard - XP wont start

You undertake a repair install, if prompted with an MS msg re allready
installed etc you need to phone MS to reactivate
David

"Bill Unger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..

> That is XP's wonderful way of preventing users from installing the OS on
> more than one system - sucks, eh? Basically, XP now thinks it is on a
> different system and is trying to protect itself. I thought I had read

that

> you could call Microsoft, but you may be better off reinstalling....
> depending on how patient you are...
>
> sorry...
>
>
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

> > I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
> > the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
> > I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> > and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
> > attempt a repair.
> > Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
> > Isn't there something else to try?

>
>

Bill;
This has nothing to do with "...preventing users from installing the
OS on more than one system".
It is simply a hardware issue easily resolved by performing a Repair
Installation to properly detect the new hardware.

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"Bill Unger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..

> That is XP's wonderful way of preventing users from installing the

OS on

> more than one system - sucks, eh? Basically, XP now thinks it is on

a

> different system and is trying to protect itself. I thought I had

read that

> you could call Microsoft, but you may be better off reinstalling....
> depending on how patient you are...
>
> sorry...
>
>
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

> > I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
> > the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
> > I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> > and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
> > attempt a repair.
> > Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
> > Isn't there something else to try?

>
>

John;
You need to perform a Repair Installation to properly detect the new
hardware:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm
This may not be possible if Windows XP is OEM.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

> I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
> the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
> I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
> attempt a repair.
> Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
> Isn't there something else to try?

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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"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

> I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
> the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
> I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
> attempt a repair.
> Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
> Isn't there something else to try?

Greetings --

That's completely wrong, you know. By changing the motherboard,
the OP "pulled the rug out from under" the WinXP installation, which
was specifically customized to the original motherboard. You really
should think about learning a little about computers and operating
systems.

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Bill Unger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..

> That is XP's wonderful way of preventing users from installing the

OS on

> more than one system - sucks, eh? Basically, XP now thinks it is on

a

> different system and is trying to protect itself. I thought I had

read that

> you could call Microsoft, but you may be better off reinstalling....
> depending on how patient you are...
>
> sorry...
>
>

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:49:45 -0500, "Bill Unger" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

>> I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
>> the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
>> I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
>> and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
>> attempt a repair.
>> Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
>> Isn't there something else to try?

>
>That is XP's wonderful way of preventing users from installing the OS on
>more than one system - sucks, eh? Basically, XP now thinks it is on a
>different system and is trying to protect itself. I thought I had read that
>you could call Microsoft, but you may be better off reinstalling....
>depending on how patient you are...
>
>sorry...

Grrrr...enough with the MS conspiracy theories. This has nothing to
do with MS thinking you're trying to cheat them out of some cash. It
has to do with the fact that a new mainboard will have different
resources from the old one; the OS needs to relearn how to work with
the new board.

Think about it. If you put a new engine in your car, that is
radically different from the old engine, then hooked it up to your
car's existing ignition and control computers, would it work? Of
course not. The analogy hold true with the Old OS/New mainboard.

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:28:41 -0800, "John"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe

If you have the right Mobo info of course windows is having a
problem. Your going from a 875 intel chip and cpu to an Nforce2 and
AMD cpu. Windows has the agp, northbridge drivers, etc set up for an
intel chip on a AMD board. It has no idea what you want it to do
because when windows starts it's looking for those intel chips and not
finding them. I would think the best thing to do is a complete format
and reinstall. I know when I went from a kt333 chip to the Nforce2 I
ended up doing a complete reinstall to cure the left overs I was
having problems with. Any way good luck.

Read this article and you will find that my original statement stands.
Microsoft built-in this behavior to help combat piracy issues....


http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...hnet/prodtechn
ol/winxppro/evaluate/xpactiv.asp




"NobodyMan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:49:45 -0500, "Bill Unger" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>

> >"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:2a7c01c3e126$5301f570$[email protected]..

> >> I get the "sorry for the inconvenience" screen and then
> >> the system loops back to P.O.S.T.
> >> I just went from an ABIT MAX2 to an ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
> >> and have tried to boot from the CD (not happenin') to
> >> attempt a repair.
> >> Must I reinstall XP? Ugh!
> >> Isn't there something else to try?

> >
> >That is XP's wonderful way of preventing users from installing the OS on
> >more than one system - sucks, eh? Basically, XP now thinks it is on a
> >different system and is trying to protect itself. I thought I had read

that

> >you could call Microsoft, but you may be better off reinstalling....
> >depending on how patient you are...
> >
> >sorry...

>
> Grrrr...enough with the MS conspiracy theories. This has nothing to
> do with MS thinking you're trying to cheat them out of some cash. It
> has to do with the fact that a new mainboard will have different
> resources from the old one; the OS needs to relearn how to work with
> the new board.
>
> Think about it. If you put a new engine in your car, that is
> radically different from the old engine, then hooked it up to your
> car's existing ignition and control computers, would it work? Of
> course not. The analogy hold true with the Old OS/New mainboard.
>