[RickPolite]

Running windows XP pro SP3
I restarted my computer and when it would start booting up it would flash a blue screen then restart the process. I loaded my XP Pro CD, tried safe mode, etc. I decided to replace the hard drive. Now when I run my CD to try and reload windows it hits a BSOD and I can't get it to do anything else. It's looking like there's another problem. Any Ideas?

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Can you post the exact Stop error you are receiving?

[Spyderturbo007]

Can you post the exact Stop error you are receiving?

[RickPolite]

Problem solved. Has SATA HDD and XP Pro. Had to get it to a repair shop as I needed it for work. They couldn't reload XP because it was looking for another style HDD, IDE I believe and the manufacturer, Prostar, would only allow you to change the date and time in the BIOS. So they reloaded it with Vista. Make any sense?

Thanks so much for replying.

[123Runner]

They circumvented the actual issue.

They could not load XP because you had a SATA hard drive. XP does not have native drivers for the SATA drive. They need to be loaded by using the F6 key and you need the drivers on a floppy OR slipstreamed into the XP cd.

Another way that usually works is setting the drive up in bios to be an ide drive.

If installed as an ide drive, the install would have gone through without a hitch.

As I said, they circumvented the problem by using Vista. Vista has all the drivers for SATA drives.

I assume everything is working to your satisfaction?
And thanks for letting us know.

123runner