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Bonus wrote:
> i built a new (faster comp) for my Wife and she everything
> thats on her hard drive the same. How can I use the old hard
> drive in the new comp.
>
> I put the drive in the new computer and started it up,I
> reconized all the drives,video card,I could go to the Bios
> and set everything,then when Windows tries to start I
> get this same stuff:" I get the message: We
> apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start
> successfully. A recent hardware or software change might
> have caused this.
>
> I've clicked on every option given and the same thing
> happens every time. The windows startup begins, a blue
> screen flashes--too quickly to be able to read the text,
> then the screen with the boot up options appears;
> immediately afterwards it goes back to the original screen
> with the "apology" quoted above.
> I saw a posting in this forum touching this subject saying
> that if windows doesn't start, press F8 and start in safe
> mode with command prompt. I tried that too but it just lead
> me to the "apology" again. When from the original screen I
> enter "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" it lists a bunch of
> commands, but gives me no prompt. It then goes into the
> sequence of events already described above. "
> If I take the hard drive and put it back in the old computer
> it boots up fine,no problems.
> If i have to do a clean Install to the new computer,can I
> migrate all the software installed,bookmarks in IE,etc to
> the new computer with having to reinstall everything
> seperatly.

Your first option would be to run a repair installation. Take a
look at these articles for some pointers:

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

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

How to replace the motherboard on a computer that is running
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;824125

It should go without saying that you'll want to back up any
files that you can't afford to lose before attempting this
procedure.

If you're unable to successfully repair the existing XP
installation and you end up doing a clean install, all your
programs will have to be reinstalled.

There are a number of ways to backup and move your data files.
One of the easiest
is the File and Settings Transfer wizard.

File and Settings Transfer
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.php

Good luck

Nepatsfan