New System

[DoobieNaq23]

I just set up a new system, but I used my old hard drive with XP Home already installed. When I turn it on it runs a system check and recognizes my Hard drive, DVD burner, and floppy, but when I select to "Start Windows Normaly" it starts to load (because I see the "Windows" screen for a split second) and then it restarts the system and does this all over again.

I think I set up the computer correctly, but this is my first time, sooooo..........

Any thoughts or suggestions.

 

[DoobieNaq23]

anyone ever have this happen?

 

[omgy]

Using an operating system installed on a different system is a bad idea. Format the drive and clean install first.

I have had lucky doing this, but only when the different systems don't have many differences.

I don't know any of the technical information on the subject but I believe if the systems are running differnet chipsets it won't boot.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: DoobieNaq23
I just set up a new system, but I used my old hard drive with XP Home already installed. When I turn it on it runs a system check and recognizes my Hard drive, DVD burner, and floppy, but when I select to "Start Windows Normaly" it starts to load (because I see the "Windows" screen for a split second) and then it restarts the system and does this all over again.

I think I set up the computer correctly, but this is my first time, sooooo..........

Any thoughts or suggestions.

This is the same Stop 7B (or it's ACPI, but more likely it's stop 7b) issue that has been discussed repeatedly here.

You can:
1. Plug HDD back in old machine. Plug in PCI IDE card. Turn it on, add drivers. Power it off. Move to new motherboard (including PCI IDE card). Boot up from HDD, in new machine, with PCI IDE card. Recognize new MB chipset/IDE. Reboot. Now boot from new notherboard.
2. Or, plug HDD back in old machine. Switch IDE drivers to "Standard IDE" and try plugging HDD into new machine.
3. Or, do a repair install of XP.

I suggest #1.