I just installed a new motherboard and processor in my old chassis with all my old peripherals. I finally got the thing to POST. Here's the problem: I have Win98SE on my C: drive; I have WinXP on my D: drive, and I have them configured for a dual boot. However, when I select XP, it refuses to boot. 98SE boots fine (but I have everything uninstalled on it as I was planning to undo the dual boot anyway). What I'd like to do is one of the two following things, whichever will be easiest: 1) Re-install XP without losing any of the data or system setup on the D: drive and keep the dual boot. 2) Reconfigure the system so the D: drive becomes the C: drive (which means change the jumper settings, I know) and re-install XP so I don't lose any data or system settings from what I had previously. Thanks in advance! :)

Option 1 is the easier route, run a repair installation of XP (needs Service Packs reinstalled). Leadtek sucks BIG TIME

Do I need to run that by booting to the CD? Also... I don't have any SP's installed. Don't want 'em... :)

boot to your xp cd and go on like you are going to do an install. there will be a repair option on the first screen. Don't use this one! after you go on and say you want to install windows there will be a second repair option.. do this one! after you are finished you will need to run all your windows updates again, but you will have a fresh installation. You should not lose any of your application installations. best of luck Frank :

Just a side thought.. This is entirely your call, of course, but the reason M/Soft created service Packs, especially #2, is to stop holes in XP that hackers use to inject exploits and malware into your operating system. An unpatched version of XP surfing the web won't last a month before it is full of adware and malware, 100% guaranteed and in the bank. I take it off computers all the time, and some rootkits can't be removed-it requires a complete wipe of the harddrive and reinstallation of XP. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; Then industry pollutes the water and kills all the fish.

Agree with all of the above folks - option #1 being most appropriate route... Also agree re' xp SP issues. The reason you can't get XP to boot at present is that you have changed the MoBo... All previous drivers re' Mobo are invalid...; the repair routine will (should.... - the dreaded S word again...) resolve it all for you; this being the standard solution advised... Meanwhile - how to "repair install" XP:... http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm http://www.windowsreinstall.com/ They all discuss it to varying lengths... Incidentally, if you did make the d: drive master (XP installed there already) you would need to establish the XP boot/startup files on it in order to make it bootable. There are a couple of ways to do this... But leaving drives as is/are... and running the XP the repair installation option is probably esier at this time; no messing around inside the box etc.