I'm trying to copy my old hard disk on a new disk. On the old disk I have installed Win XP, so I would like to copy the disk and use the new disk without re-installing Win XP. But when I use the new disk, Win XP starts and, before the login presentation, the system stops and I have to reboot the computer.
It sounds like one of two things is happening:
- You've changed more about the hardware than just the new disk.
- You didn't copy Windows properly to the new disk.
My suggestion is to take the old disk and run the Files & Settings Transfer Wizard (available off the Start Menu). You can copy files and personalized settings to a network drive, a thumb drive, another hard disk, or anything else. Then, on the new disk, reinstall a clean copy of Windows XP and then relaunch the wizard on the new installation. It will then fetch a copy of your files and settings, apply them to your new copy of XP, and you should be good to go.
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- Expert response: XP SP2 installation fouling up system startup?
I tried to install Windows XP SP2. After installation was finished, I could not log in because the computer failed to display the login screen. I tried safe mode and even last good variant but the same thing happens. How can I resolve this without reinstalling the entire Windows system?
This was first published in September 2006
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