We got this computer from a friend who works on IT (builds servers and stuff like that). At the time we were aware that the installed copy of XP was not registered.
A few days ago my wife decided to try to register so she could download some updates, and got a pop-up message indicating the copy of XP was illegal.
We bought a new copy of XP, and since she has many programs on the hard drive that she wants to keep, I also got a her a new HD to install as the master and load the brand new OS on it.
When I shut the computer down to install the new HD, as the log off window was closing, I got a pop up error from windows, indicating the computer had been running an illegal copy of XP, and then it shut down.
I put the new HD in, set it as a master, and then plug the box back, so I could load the OS on the new drive, but when I tried turning the computer on, nothing happened. I troubleshot the system, and everything seems to be in perfect working order, and there is no tell tale smell to show any of the components were burned. Power supply tests as being functional, and there is power going to the motherboard, but system will not start.
Does anyone know of something like this happening? Could Microsoft have installed some program to avoid the computer form coming back on,and taht is the pop-up window I got when i shut the system down? short of pulling the motherboard out and installing it on another box, what can I do to make this one work?
Thanks.
