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Installed new motherboard & Cant boot xp?

I have installed a new cpu and motherboard in a friends pc, but cant boot the hard drive.
From what i can make out i need to rebuild the HAL? how do i go about this? can i do this by using my xp cd or do i need the original disk?

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  • espresso
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    I have installed a new cpu and motherboard in a friends pc, but cant boot the hard drive.
    From what i can make out i need to rebuild the HAL? how do i go about this? can i do this by using my xp cd or do i need the original disk?

    See if this helps here.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
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