Windows 2000 and new mobo

[olddba]

I replaced the motherboard on a Windows 2000 machine (from an Intel BX mobo to a VIA mobo) and now when it boots it gets a STOP 0x0000007B INACESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE message.

Is there any way to get it to redetect the hardware so it can boot?

I know in Win98 you could delete the ENUM branch of the registry and it would redetect the hardware, but I don't know how to do this on Win2K.

Any ideas? There has to be a way to do this for emergencies where you can't replace the existing mobo after a hardware failure.

 

[BS911]

you MIGHT be able to run the repair function from the Windows 2000 CD and have it pick everything up. I've never tried this but its just a thought!

 

[olddba]

Thanks!

That's exactly what I did. After I started this topic, I found a Microsoft Technet article explaining how to do this.

Basically, you just reinstall Win 2000 over the top of what you have. When it detects a previous installation of W2K, you just select R to repair it and it reloads the programs and redetects the hardware.

Everything worked perfectly and in about an hour I had everything done.

Thanks again.

 

[BS911]

Woohoo! Glad it worked for ya!