My Pentium D computer cant start windows xp normal mode, only in safe mode. I changed the IDE drive and i tried to setup windows xp but it still reboots after trying to get into windows. windows 7 dvd wont even start setup.

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How did you install/copy Windows from the old to the new IDE drive? Also, are they the same size and configuration (heads, cylinders, sectors)?

Start up the computer, enter the BIOS, make sure that your CMOS setup has the primary hard drive set to auto detect.

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