Need help with Upgrade. Windows won't start.

I am upgrading my Dell Dimension XPS 450, Win XP, with a new Mobo (ECS
661FX-M7) and processor (Intel P4, 2.67 G Hz)

POST is fine. Mem check is fine. Screen goes to the point showing
that "Windows failed to start" and presents the alternate boot menu
(safe mode, etc.). When any option is chosen, the system resets again
and ends up back at the same "failed to start" screen. I have
fooled around with the BIOS (reset, fail safe mode, etc.) but no
change. HD led flickers and motor whirrs, but no start.

Any ideas?

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"groundsel" wrote:

| Need help with Upgrade. Windows won't start.
|
| I am upgrading my Dell Dimension XPS 450, Win XP, with a new Mobo (ECS
| 661FX-M7) and processor (Intel P4, 2.67 G Hz)
|
| POST is fine. Mem check is fine. Screen goes to the point showing
| that "Windows failed to start" and presents the alternate boot menu
| (safe mode, etc.). When any option is chosen, the system resets again
| and ends up back at the same "failed to start" screen. I have
| fooled around with the BIOS (reset, fail safe mode, etc.) but no
| change. HD led flickers and motor whirrs, but no start.
|
| Any ideas?

could be a couple of things one is the hard drive is bad or the boot system
is corrupt.
You could try a repair install.

<groundsel@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1130365948.928556.168700@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> Need help with Upgrade. Windows won't start.
>
> I am upgrading my Dell Dimension XPS 450, Win XP, with a new Mobo (ECS
> 661FX-M7) and processor (Intel P4, 2.67 G Hz)
>
> POST is fine. Mem check is fine. Screen goes to the point showing
> that "Windows failed to start" and presents the alternate boot menu
> (safe mode, etc.). When any option is chosen, the system resets again
> and ends up back at the same "failed to start" screen. I have
> fooled around with the BIOS (reset, fail safe mode, etc.) but no
> change. HD led flickers and motor whirrs, but no start.
>
> Any ideas?
>

Thanks for the links. Holy Cow! This is a more complicated process
compared to previous OS like 98, ME, etc!

I will go ahead and restore my system to the old configuration and
follow the instructions in your links.

-
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
>
> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "groundsel" wrote:
>
> | Need help with Upgrade. Windows won't start.
> |
> | I am upgrading my Dell Dimension XPS 450, Win XP, with a new Mobo (ECS
> | 661FX-M7) and processor (Intel P4, 2.67 G Hz)
> |
> | POST is fine. Mem check is fine. Screen goes to the point showing
> | that "Windows failed to start" and presents the alternate boot menu
> | (safe mode, etc.). When any option is chosen, the system resets again
> | and ends up back at the same "failed to start" screen. I have
> | fooled around with the BIOS (reset, fail safe mode, etc.) but no
> | change. HD led flickers and motor whirrs, but no start.
> |
> | Any ideas?