Greetings--
If you've been using the eMachines restore disk with a 'foreign' motherboard, that could, indeed be the source of the problem. Typically, these disks are little more than self-booting image restore disks, and will be 'tied' to the motherboard hardware originally installed (audio chipset, north bridge and south bridge chipsets, etc.). If you acquire a retail WinXP disk and boot to it --I'll assume you know not to press 'R' for repair from console, but to strike "Enter" and let Windows tell you there is already an OS installed, and do you want to repair it?. You will, of course, have to input the key code for the retail WinXP disk you use to make the repair at a certain point. You will also need to go online to Microsoft (Windows) Update to bring the OS up to date. This will need to be done several times, due to updates designed to install on 'updated systems'. There may also be a problem with activation, depending on where/whether you've used the OS disk before. Be sure to write down the telephone number for a 'call-in' activation. Your situation should make this a no-brainer for MS, but it may be that an across the Internet activation may not work, given your parts replacement and OS reinstall situation.
HTH
Paul A. Shippert
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lund" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1:38:04 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Repeated crashes, is this a lost cause?
eMachines D2880 running Windows XP home. Intel Motherboard
had been replaced with HP 090 CL about a year ago. Computer didn't run particularly well before the mother board went out but was even worse after the mother board was replaced, including system crashes that did not previously occur.
Just did a non-destruct reinstall of windows but the problems persist, including system crashes. Before and after the restore, Mozilla frequently crashes and even IE crashes. Before I waste any more time trying to fix this, am I wasting my time. The system has plenty of power for what I need it to be, so I am not dissatisfied with its specs. But I need a stable system. Is that possible after replacing the eMachines mobo with an HP one?
How about if I just got an XP disk and install that instead of the eMachines restore disk? Would that do the trick? I can't afford to keep wasting time trying to fix a machine if it is never going to work properly.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Bruce
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Lund" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1:38:04 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Repeated crashes, is this a lost cause?
eMachines D2880 running Windows XP home. Intel Motherboard
had been replaced with HP 090 CL about a year ago. Computer didn't run particularly well before the mother board went out but was even worse after the mother board was replaced, including system crashes that did not previously occur.
Just did a non-destruct reinstall of windows but the problems persist, including system crashes. Before and after the restore, Mozilla frequently crashes and even IE crashes. Before I waste any more time trying to fix this, am I wasting my time. The system has plenty of power for what I need it to be, so I am not dissatisfied with its specs. But I need a stable system. Is that possible after replacing the eMachines mobo with an HP one?
How about if I just got an XP disk and install that instead of the eMachines restore disk? Would that do the trick? I can't afford to keep wasting time trying to fix a machine if it is never going to work properly.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Bruce
PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
visit our download web page at
http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
visit our download web page at
http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
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