moving XP system disk to a new mobo/cpu

[logicmaster2003]

hi guys,

Last week I have cloned my 500GB ( 3 partitions: winXP SP3, movies, PC games) into another 500GB.

The system that I've been using: Asrock 939 dual sata 2, AMD Opteron-148 o.c. to 2.7ghz, 2GB ddr400, msi 7900GT.

The new barebone system that I want to have the cloned disk run: Biostar P4M900-M7-SE, Intel Pentium D 945, 3GB DDR3, and I want to move the MSI 7900GT over to this machine.

When I turn the new barebone system on, i get BSOD with these message:
Quote:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to you computer
....
technical information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF789E528, 0xC00000034, 0x00000000, 0x0000000)


I have read about booting it up with winXP CD and going thru the whole enchiladas, but I'm not so sure about wanting to do all those tedious works (download all the drivers for the new barebone into floppy and have winXP CD read from there, losing and having to re-install my Service Pack and other windows settings, etc).

Has anyone else tried this before ? what are the solutions ? Any better way and easier way ??


Thanks !!

 

[BoboKatt]

Not that I am an expert -- but I was always TOLD before you try and take your HD (or clone it and copy everything over to another) that you should go in your device manager.. and under the System Devices. DELETE everything. This is what I was recommended taking my HD from my old system to my new system especially when you are changing completely the chipset type (your older 939 amd to an Intel chipset).

If you actually cloned your hardrive from one to a new HD.. did you make your new HD 'active" as a primary/boot drive? By default if i remember correctly you can only have one active primary partition... or by default if you are installing winxp and say to format your drive and then install windows, it makes that drive/partition primary and active. Not sure if by default this is done when all you do is essentially copy all the info from the old HD.

 

[Henny]

Most of the time you can delete chipset, video and other hardware specific drivers and then reboot and hope everything gets detected and installed. However I only do this method when I'm making fairly small changes.

Since you're going from old AMD technology to new Intel technology I'd bite the bullet and re-inatll the OS and all your apps from scratch. It's really not as bad as it appears and you'll benefit from a fresh clean install without all the old garbage.

 

[aclim]

Reformatting and installing drivers seriously is easy. It really should only take you about 2 hours tops to have the computer up and going like normal. Just go that route. Sounds like your running into more problems than is necessary. Just backup whatever stuff you need to a dvd disc or if you have another HDD.

 

[Engineer]

Maybe I'm wrong, but can't you use Sysprep to take it back to "pre driver" stage so that it will work correctly and detect new hardware/install drivers upon bootup of the new board?

Thread on AT about subject...

 

[SorryImLate]

Originally posted by: Henny
Since you're going from old AMD technology to new Intel technology I'd bite the bullet and re-inatll the OS and all your apps from scratch. It's really not as bad as it appears and you'll benefit from a fresh clean install without all the old garbage.

X2

 

[logicmaster2003]

hi guys

thank you all very very much for your responses

Probably this weekend I'll reconnect the cloned drive back into my Asrock to delete the System Devices, then connect this cloned drive (the only drive) again to the new barebone and I'll let you know how it goes

 

[VirtualLarry]

Have you tried booting from the XP CD and doing a "repair install"? That can often help. You wouldn't have to reinstall fresh that way.

 

[Binky]

Do what Larry's suggesting - before you remove the old MB, boot to the XP disc and do a repair, then switch the MB.

You can google it. The trick is, it's the SECOND repair option you see, not the first. The first screen you see repair has both an "install" and a "repair" option - pick install. Then you will see the proper repair option on the next screen. This will clean out XP so that fresh drivers can be installed cleanly.

Google it first to be sure since it's been a while since I've done this. It works perfectly.

Download all new drivers first! Especially motherboard and LAN drivers. Oh, and make an image of your OS drive to be safe.

 

[Gillbot]

use sysprep, it's easier

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Binky
Do what Larry's suggesting - before you remove the old MB, boot to the XP disc and do a repair, then switch the MB.

No, you do the repair install on the new mobo, so that Windows can install the needed new drivers. Not on the old mobo.

 

[justinm]

Just do a fresh install. It may take a little longer but it is worth it.

 

[Binky]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
No, you do the repair install on the new mobo, so that Windows can install the needed new drivers. Not on the old mobo.

Doing a repair from a CD boot has nothing to do with installing new windows drivers. Maybe I wasn't perfectly clear, but I wasn't suggesting that he boot into windows before the new motherboard was installed. We're saying the same thing.

 

[logicmaster2003]

hi guys,

thank you sooooo much for your help. Unfortunately i would'nt be able to do anything until Xmas break too much schoolworks well have a Great remaining of 2008 everybody, tho we're all losing LOTS of money in bank investments / stockmarket I wish I didn't get into it !

 

[logicmaster2003]

oh oh I just thought of something different !

DO you think this will work ??/


1) fresh-install win XP on my new barebone
2) transfer my current gamer REGISTRY and game directories into this

will all my games and applications work ?

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: logicmaster2003
oh oh I just thought of something different !

DO you think this will work ??/


1) fresh-install win XP on my new barebone
2) transfer my current gamer REGISTRY and game directories into this

will all my games and applications work ?

Most likely, no.

 

[SolMiester]

Originally posted by: aclim
Reformatting and installing drivers seriously is easy. It really should only take you about 2 hours tops to have the computer up and going like normal. Just go that route. Sounds like your running into more problems than is necessary. Just backup whatever stuff you need to a dvd disc or if you have another HDD.

Thats just the O/S install and the Service Pack....dont forget all his games and licence backup of wma\mp3 etc for DRM

 

[logicmaster2003]

hi guys thanks 4 the reply

i'll most likely do the FRESH INSTALL but i'm going to attempt to copy-over my current windows registry and my game directory. Just to see if it works or not (just for the fun of it).

Hopefully i'll be doing this during school winter break

 

[logicmaster2003]

Hey Guys !!!

update: I"VE DONE IT TODAY !!!

I finally got my new barebone P4M900-M7-SE (with dualcore 3.4 Ghz) to boot the cloned 500GB (winXP + all the games that was built on ASRock 939 Dual Sata2, AMD opteron148) !!

The only thing I had trouble with is the audio driver, took me over 2 hours to find audio drivers and none of them works UNTIL i updated my BIOS !

I've tested ALL my PC games with no problem

In case you guys need the "how-to", this is the one.. http://www.solriche.co.uk/files/misc/move_xp.html

 

[logicmaster2003]

fast-forward to April 20, 2009..

my P4M900-M7-SE with dual core 3.4 ghz died around April 10, 2009 (no boot, no beep even with ram / video card / taken out). The mobo is no longer flat (concaved from Pentium D945 excessive heat).

I ordered and got my new mobo/cpu yesterday : Asus M3A78-CM / AMD Phenom? II X4 940 Black Edition Quad-Core

But this time, I had to cloned the 500GB using the new mobo which won't boot the 500GB. Then after cloning, all hell broke loose for 28 hours straight. But after 28 hours, I've been enjoying my winXP + Games 500GB drive which was orignally installed on Asrock939, then got it to boot up on BiostarP4M900-M7-SE for almost 8 months, and now got it to boot up on Asus M3A78-CM mobo