My motherboard and cpu was upgraded to AMD-64 3500+ on ECS Mobo running 800Mhz DDR2 dual processors. Is WinXP 64-bit ed necessary? Can't I run WinXP Pro (32-bit ed)? My old HDD FAT32 doesn't seem to boot on the new setup. I didn't think re-formatting to NTFS was necessary. Is my MBR corrupt? I don't know, it won't post and I get a BSOD. There's a message but it flickers out so fast I can't get the codes. Thanks ahead of time.
2006-09-21 08:03:06 · 4 answers · asked by Drgeeforce 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
to see wht the error is hit f8 during boot up to bring up a screen of options , like safe mode and such
there an option says disable restart during the BSOD
just choose that option and let the machine do its work
note down tht error and try googling for it...or shoudl i say yahooing for it
no u dont need to run a 64 bit OS, but that kinda defeats the purpose of having a 64 bit machine doesnt it?
thr r a lot of apps that can run 64
yes during OS install formatting as NTFS is necessary
windows made this part of the OS starting with 2000 i guess
FAT16/32 will not work
so reformat and install
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2016-10-17 09:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest slaving it, backing it up, and formatting it in NTFS
No a 64 bit OS is not required yet.
Also, before doing much on the drive use scan disk or another scanner to ensure it's integrity
2006-09-21 08:11:59 · answer #3 · answered by jntshumaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have amd x2 core 4200+ and i use the 32bit windows xp which works fine ......there is little benefit at present having the 64 bit windows as few applications/games are written in 64 bit ....
this will soon be obselete anyway with Vista ...
i suggest you do re format with NFTS
2006-09-21 08:14:34 · answer #4 · answered by bluebottle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋