How do I get my new "system" to boot using my old hard drive?

I have been running XP Home, using an AMD Athlon 2600+ on an MSI KT4 Ultra Motherboard for the last few years with no problems. I recently decided to upgrade the processor (Core 2 Duo), which naturally required a new motherboard (ASUS P5E-VM HDMI), RAM and power supply. After plugging everything in, including my old hard drive, and hitting the power button, Windows just hangs during the boot phase then reboots. It justs keeps doing that until I shut it off.
I have tested the new hardware using a different hard drive and a clean install of Ubuntu Linux (not that there is anything wrong with Linux, I am using it right now, but I still need XP and I want to keep everything else that I have installed on the old hard).
I have tested the "old" hard drive by installing it in the old system and it boots and works just fine.

Can I delete hardware profiles or something to get it to boot up using my old XP operating system?

theshadowknows2008-03-06T19:42:33Z

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Your hardware for the new system is not working with the current drivers that are setup on the hard disk.
In some cases, this will work:
Install the hard disk using the old mother board.
Boot it up.
Go to Control Panel, System, Hardware, Device Manager.
You want to remove any of the MSI components.
Do this by opening the + next to the category for Display adapter, CD Drives, IDE controllers, Modem, Network Adapter, Sound Card and System devices. Do not remove any generic drivers, only the special ones for the MSI board. You should be able to identify them. Right click on it, then select Uninstall. Once you have done this, immediately power off the machine (because you won't be able to run anything else).
Move the HD to the new system and boot up. You will need the CD for the new ASUS board for Windows to get the drivers from.
As Windows boots, it will start detecting the new hardware. If you're lucky, it will load the drivers, otherwise, you'll have to tell Windows where on the CD they are located.

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fader10001012008-03-06T19:25:18Z

put the hard drive in the new system and do a repair install, than load all your drivers for the new hardware.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

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