Help installing new Mobo with existing win XP
I currently have win XP home installed on my hard drive. I've just upgraded my mobo and proc (barebones computer). After adding my drives with the win XP installed, the computer won't boot. I get through post, then I get a stop error (blue screen) with the 0x0000007B error. I can't seem to find anything out on the net that addresses this. Best I could find was a site that said I'd have to reinstall the OS. Also, can't get the computer to boot from the win xp CDROM. Will boot up fine in my old computer from the CD. Could I have the bios settings wrong? The mobo is an ECS K7S5A V.3.1 and AMP XP 1900 cpu. I can't really wipe the drive because it has critical data on it. The win XP is an OEM version, not upgrade version. Also, I've downloaded the install floppies from MS support site but haven't tried them yet. HELP!
Could I have my bios settings wrong?
Also, can't get the computer to boot from the win xp CDROM. I've tried different boot orders in the bios with no luck. the XP cd boots up fine in my old computer from the CD. Could I have the bios settings wrong? I even tried having the bios set so it boots from the CD only. The mobo is an ECS K7S5A V.3.1 and AMP XP 1900 cpu. I can't really wipe the drive because it has critical data on it. The win XP is an OEM version, not upgrade version. Also, I've downloaded the install floppies from MS support site but haven't tried them yet. * I was able to boot with a Win Me boot disk and browse the Cdrom, but not the drive because it's NTFS...just more info.
Re: Could I have my bios settings wrong?
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Originally posted by Bug Mekanic
I currently have win XP home installed on my hard drive. I've just upgraded my mobo and proc (barebones computer). After adding my drives with the win XP installed, the computer won't boot. I get through post, then I get a stop error (blue screen) with the 0x0000007B error. I can't seem to find anything out on the net that addresses this. Best I could find was a site that said I'd have to reinstall the OS. Also, can't get the computer to boot from the win xp CDROM. I've tried different boot orders in the bios with no luck. the XP cd boots up fine in my old computer from the CD. Could I have the bios settings wrong? The mobo is an ECS K7S5A V.3.1 and AMP XP 1900 cpu. I can't really wipe the drive because it has critical data on it. The win XP is an OEM version, not upgrade version. Also, I've downloaded the install floppies from MS support site but haven't tried them yet. HELP!
Make sure your mobo is set to boot from a cd (errr...you already tried that....) or use the floppies you have. Also, no need to post in more than one thread. ;)
Sorry 'bout the double post
The more I thought about it, the more I thought it was maybe a bios setting problem rather than the OS being it still boots the OS fine on my old computer. As far as the error messages, I get the 7B error, then a bout three in (*), but I can't recall what they are as the computer is at my home and I'm at work. I thought the 0X0000000's in brackets were memory addresses(?) Not really sure.