After two hours I finally got my PC up and running again. It was not as easy peasy as I thought it should have been. I do remember flashing the BIOS on this PC years ago, but had to refer to a you tube video to assist me. Anyway, thank you all for your recommendations and help.
Did you get it working with the new CPU?
Yes, I did. All in all, I think I inserted the CPU at least 8 times. But it works now! Thanks!
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Today, I went ahead and downloaded the Windows 11 ISO 22H2 version. I then made a virtual drive so that I could test out Windows 11 first. After I made the VHD, I pasted the Windows 11 ISO into the drive. I double clicked on the ISO and realized, half way through the install, that I was probably NOT installing it on the VHD. And I was correct. It actually installed on my C:\ drive.
Oh well, I guess I can test it out on the main C:\ drive. So far, I don't see much difference in Windows 11 from my latest windows 10 update yesterday.
The only thing that is Very strange, though, is that I cannot find the VHD that I made, anywhere. I looked in Disk Management and File explorer. Possibly it went away when I upgraded, but it does seem odd. Even the allotted storage space that I designated on it is now free space on the drive.
I just tried this registry mod and it worked, but i found an easy way to avoid rebooting - just launch setup again from the DOS window and kill the original setup with the X in the upper right corner. Launch you REG file and continue setup. A little time saver.
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