recovery console per version?

[Dying Breed]

hey there..

I have a 2 part question, after...

I put together a computer with spare parts, but the HDD and Mobo came from the same donor computer, and I have a valid liscense key for the os on this HDD, so I figured I would make it easy on myself and use this Windows XP home installation, with the current build. Well, of course, it wasn't as easy as I thought as I can't get the computer to boot correctly. So, here goes...

If a boot attempt gets half way throught the XP loading splash screen then causes a reboot, but the computer will boot into safe mode with no problems, does this indicate a video driver issue?

And

If a driver renew wont fix the problem, is there any chance I can use the Recovery Console from an XP pro disc to fix this XP home installation?

1.7 Intel P4
256 RAM
Geforce MX vid
Brand new PSU (installed last night) 350w

 

[bigdogchris]

hey there..

I have a 2 part question, after...

I put together a computer with spare parts, but the HDD and Mobo came from the same donor computer, and I have a valid liscense key for the os on this HDD, so I figured I would make it easy on myself and use this Windows XP home installation, with the current build. Well, of course, it wasn't as easy as I thought as I can't get the computer to boot correctly. So, here goes...

If a boot attempt gets half way throught the XP loading splash screen then causes a reboot, but the computer will boot into safe mode with no problems, does this indicate a video driver issue?

Probably. If the motherboard and HDD are the same, then it should still be able to boot into the OS which it can.

If a driver renew wont fix the problem, is there any chance I can use the Recovery Console from an XP pro disc to fix this XP home installation?

Yes.