Boot Help! Daemon Tools Drivers

[Kosila]

If at anytime during this topic, you want to call me stupid, go ahead

So I install a new motherboard (and lots more RAM!) last night. Everything running smooth and perfect. Nice prrrr to it. Until I load up windows (paid full legal version).

It's important to note that all I did was switch my motherboard and RAM. I left the hard drive in place with all the software that was previously in there. It told me new hardware was installed and that windows could not load, and it gave me the option for Normal Mode, Safe Mode, etc. I try loading up normal mode. The computer reboots. I then try loading up Safe Mode. I get the same error this guy got, but with different results.

“Press ESC to cancel loading d347bus.sys.”

AHHHH When I click ESC, THE COMPUTER REBOOTS! So I load up the "repair windows" thing from the windows cd. I disable the driver.  Instead of getting that error, the computer simply reboots.

What do I do? I can't get into safe mode. I'm trying to AVOID reinstalling windows. Aparently I need to somehow uninstall Daemon Tools Driver but without windows! HELP!


EDIT:

Okay, I went into the repair thing on the Windows CD by pressing R after booting from the cd. I disabled the 2 drivers by using the DISABLE command and I renamed the .sys files (read link above). So now I have to get rid of the registry.

How do I access the registry from where I am?

[Anonymous]

you dont want to completely get rid of the registry, that's the quickest route to having to reinstall, if you mean edit the registry, you'll need to find the files the registry is stored in (I forget their names, you'll have to google) save them to a disk, put the disk in another xp based computer, open the registry on that one, and there's an option to import on the file menu. import the registry that was on the disk, and it'll make it it's own little hive, so you can edit it without disturbing the registry of the computer you're on. once your changes are made, go to the file menu and save and unload the registry, then go back to the recovery console on the other machine and save the registry from the disk back on the computer. if all went well, you should be able to restart and be fine, or be further along the route to fixing the problem

[Fuse]

would fixing the mbr take care of the right drivers as well?
(That's recovery console, then fixmbr.)

[Kosila]

The FIXMBR thing gives a warning that says it might messed up my computer I tried FIXBOOT. It said it was successful, but no improvement.

I googled for the registry file and it says there are several of them. :S *figuring it out*

[Anonymous]

When swapping out a motherboard in XP you need to follow these steps:

1. Boot up system in current state (ie - old mobo)
2. Remove all hard drive drivers, ide controllers, raid controllers, etc. If it's mass storage, it has to go. (From device manager)
3. Power down.
4. Swap mobo.
5. Restart system. Everything should be auto detected and reinstalled automagically.

That works about 9 out of 10 times and is the easiest and safest way.

So, what should you do? Stick the old mobo back in and pray that you haven't messed anything up and follow the above steps. If that doesn't work... Well... Yeah. You're kind of screwed.

Try this: Boot up your windows cd. Do NOT use the recovery console. Hit "enter" and go into Setup Windows. When you get to this screen, you should get another option that allows you to "Repair" the installation. Hit R and pray. It will go through and re-installl your os, while preserving the registry and data. It will probably ask you for every driver you've ever installed, so you might want to have a disk or two with all of those ready to go. You will need to redownload all service packs, etc.

Good luck.

Edit:

The wrong screen to repair from:


The correct screen to repair from:


ps. It's your storage controller driver that's crashing your system. You're not seeing it load. It's not any driver that you actually see the stall on - it's the one after it. It's a windows quirk that only happens with bad storage drivers. You know... the old drivers. From your old motherboard. That you have to de-install before changing hardware. Just like you de-install video drivers before swapping a vid card. Same thing. Different scale.

[Kosila]

*hides*

How do I deinstall it? Device manager?

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Everything under the headings "Disk drives", "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" and "SCSI and RAID controllers" usually covers it. If that doesn't work, you need to repair the installation. There really is no other simple way. I've been through this four times now. Sucks every time. At least with the repair thing you can keep all of your old data... Old programs do have a tendency to stop working tho - so... well. Yeah. There's that. I lost a (legal) student copy of .NET that way.

[Ketamininja]

its fairly exhaustive work if your not exactly sure what you are doing.
Windows generates GUIDs based on hardware, and if you swap 6 (I think) or more parts, then Windows will fail to load. Remember that your mobo has LOTS of parts on it, controllers, etc, so its generally a nightmare swapping this out.

Drivers will be trying to load products that don't exist, others will find a compatible component, but not interact with it correctly because the settings are wrong. Settings? Its very likely that you would have to rummage the registry looking for the old GUID's to remove from hardware that is no longer there.... unless you know the ID of stuff to look for as well, its unlikely that you'll get this perfect, I hate to say.

I would suggest that you reinstall windows, get another harddisk and a quick tool to copy all your stuff, and reinstall.
Seriously. Sorry.

[Fuse]

If I'm taking the time to throw in a new mobo, I would reinstall the OS as well. I do that about once every 18 months or so.

[Anonymous]

the repair is probably your best bet right now to save your data.

[Avzeke (Khr0n1k)]

Screw it go the easy way reformat its less a pain in the butt.

[Kosila]

haha

Ya I got windows working but it feels like a bandage on a scar.  Right before the login screen (after the windows logo) it says "windows is starting..." or something. Before the new mobo, that took 2 seconds. Now it takes a minute.

I'm going to reformat it next week when I get a chance to back up all my files (my last reformat was in september 2004). Although my computer has stayed perfectly clean since the last format, it's always good to do a reformat.

Thanks guys for all your help! (Especially Ratio and Ket).

Now if you could only help me with understanding my girlfriend...

[Fuse]

ok, that's my department.
It's like bending the spoon.
You can not understand women. That's impossible. Instead try to realize the truth. Women only need to THINK you understand them.

Anything they complain about, the response is "I'm sorry love. If I can help, let me know. Until then I'm here to listen" Continue to play MxO murmering "uh huh" "awww" "Oh sweety" every minute or so. This works better if she's on the phone.

The most important rule. There are 5 things you can say in order to a woman to get you out of anything.
1. I'm sorry
2. Your right
3. I'm wrong
4. It will never happen again
5. I love you

Learn where her button is and how to use it and she'll think your her soulmate. This also works better if your in love with her.

[Eroz]

Shite, Fuse that was one hell of a good laugh. I'm going to add that to my list of mantas to live by.

[Styan]

Haha!  I like the hax0r3d spoonbender line