"ncontorno" <ncontorno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C4AC18F3-9849-47E1-9D9B-0077CEE3D7AA@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Yep, I've tried Safe Mode, with Networking, with Command Prompt, Last
> Known
> Good Config, and Normal. All no dice.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
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>> Did you try Last known Good Configuration?
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
>> "ncontorno" <ncontorno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:72EDCC44-04FA-4F7C-958F-D9967B1468B3@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > So I had Vista Ultimate 32-bit installed and it worked fine on my
>> > home-built
>> > PC. My vid card got fried and I decided to do some other hardware
>> > upgrades
>> > with it. After putting it all together, Vista won't boot at all even
>> > into
>> > safe mode. Each time I never get to the loading bar and it restarts.
>> > No
>> > error message, just the message that a recent hardware or software
>> > change
>> > prevented Windows from loading. Startup repair fails and system
>> > restore
>> > doesn't do anything.
>> >
>> > I've tried unplugging everything but the essentials, tweaking settings
>> > in
>> > the BIOS, disabling firewire/USB, moving around the RAM and cards,
>> > memtest
>> > and chkdsk. Nothing. I really don't want to have to reinstall Vista.
>> > I
>> > was
>> > just getting used to it!
>> >
>> > Here's the specs:
>> >
>> > GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Mobo
>> > 500 Watt Ultra PSU
>> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 gHz
>> > EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT
>> > CORSAIR 2 x 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
>> > 80GB Maxtor (PATA)
>> > 250GB WD Caviar (PATA)
>> > LG DVD Burner (SATA)
>> > No-name DVD Burner (SATA)
>> > Floppy (why?)
>> > PCI modem (why?)
>> > 4-port USB PCI card
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>> >
>> > Nick[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Your out of luck. You can not Install a new MB. Reason is all the chipset
drivers are loading and as it's not the same MB It's going to give you a
blue screen every time. Even in safe mode. Safe mode will still load the
same chipset drivers. Only way is to do a new install.