XP Setup Does Not Show Repair Option

[Guest Bob L.]

I am running XP Pro and my computer has two hard drives as one is a

backup. I have upgraded my motherboard and video card. After doing so, XP

would not boot so I tried to do a setup/repair using my CD. The problem is

after I press F8 to do the repair, setup doesn’t show the XP installation or

other partitions correctly. All that is listed is one "Unknown Partition" of

131072mb. The hard drive I am trying to do the repair on is 500gb. I

suspected maybe my CD is bad so I reinstalled my original motherboard and

video card and setup works fine and shows all setup and repair options along

with the correct partitions at which point I didn’t go any further. XP also

boots and works fine in the original setting. What could be causing setup not

to see the correct partitions and what could be blocking the setup/repair

option using the new motherboard?

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: XP Setup Does Not Show Repair Option

 

Bob L. wrote:

> I am running XP Pro and my computer has two hard drives as

> one is a backup. I have upgraded my motherboard and video card.

> After doing so, XP would not boot so I tried to do a setup/repair

> using my CD. The problem is after I press F8 to do the repair,

> setup doesn't show the XP installation or other partitions

> correctly. All that is listed is one "Unknown Partition" of

> 131072mb. The hard drive I am trying to do the repair on is 500gb.

> I suspected maybe my CD is bad so I reinstalled my original

> motherboard and video card and setup works fine and shows all setup

> and repair options along with the correct partitions at which point

> I didn't go any further. XP also boots and works fine in the

> original setting. What could be causing setup not to see the

> correct partitions and what could be blocking the setup/repair

> option using the new motherboard?

 

What's F8? Is that for agreeing to the EULA? (I am trying to gather what

the connection between F8 and doing a repair installation of Windows XP is

in your case.)

 

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

 

In addition - it could be your copy of Windows XP is BIOS locked. It works

with the original hardware because it is an OEM copy. What you have done by

changing out the motherboard/processor/RAM/etc is change out the brain -

it's no longer the same computer - and it could be the OEM CD 'recognizes'

this.

 

In any case, you can also look at this:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#warning2

 

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[Guest DL]

Re: XP Setup Does Not Show Repair Option

 

Perhaps its a sata drive and you need to install sata/raid drivers from

floppy early in the process via the F6 option

WinXP is extreamly unlikely to boot after the mobo is changed

 

"Bob L." <BobL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:42FADCC2-1F83-4EC6-855A-5AA87A2190F7@microsoft.com...

> I am running XP Pro and my computer has two hard drives as one is a

> backup. I have upgraded my motherboard and video card. After doing so, XP

> would not boot so I tried to do a setup/repair using my CD. The problem is

> after I press F8 to do the repair, setup doesn't show the XP installation

> or

> other partitions correctly. All that is listed is one "Unknown Partition"

> of

> 131072mb. The hard drive I am trying to do the repair on is 500gb. I

> suspected maybe my CD is bad so I reinstalled my original motherboard and

> video card and setup works fine and shows all setup and repair options

> along

> with the correct partitions at which point I didn't go any further. XP

> also

> boots and works fine in the original setting. What could be causing setup

> not

> to see the correct partitions and what could be blocking the setup/repair

> option using the new motherboard?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: XP Setup Does Not Show Repair Option

 

It sounds like you need to supply a driver for the hard drive controller.

 

"Bob L." <BobL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:42FADCC2-1F83-4EC6-855A-5AA87A2190F7@microsoft.com...

> I am running XP Pro and my computer has two hard drives as one is a

> backup. I have upgraded my motherboard and video card. After doing so, XP

> would not boot so I tried to do a setup/repair using my CD. The problem is

> after I press F8 to do the repair, setup doesn’t show the XP installation

> or

> other partitions correctly. All that is listed is one "Unknown Partition"

> of

> 131072mb. The hard drive I am trying to do the repair on is 500gb. I

> suspected maybe my CD is bad so I reinstalled my original motherboard and

> video card and setup works fine and shows all setup and repair options

> along

> with the correct partitions at which point I didn’t go any further. XP

> also

> boots and works fine in the original setting. What could be causing setup

> not

> to see the correct partitions and what could be blocking the setup/repair

> option using the new motherboard?