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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / September 2005Can XP be transferred through HD swap
I've got a relative I'm trying to help out. His system is an XP home running on a PIII 800 that he want to run faster. He would like for everything on his new system to be just like his old system, just faster. My thought is that he could buy a new computer, take the HD out of the old computer and put it in the new one. Then his programs, setting and data are no different than what they were before the swap. I'm not too sure what will happen when the system is powered up. All the system drivers are going to be wrong so I could either let XP try to figure them all out or boot off the XP CD and do a repair. Anyone have any suggestions? BTW...I really don't want to try and do a reinstall of everything. He has licenses for everything on the system but tracking down media and serial numbers might be problematic. TIA With the old hd (C:) in the new computer,xp would need to be reinstalled ( boot to xp cd),then format,and reinstall xp.However,being a new machine xp will not be able to register with microsoft since it was installed to another machine already.1 copy of xp per machine,its not transferable.... > I've got a relative I'm trying to help out. His system is an XP home > running on a PIII 800 that he want to run faster. He would like for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TIA > With the old hd (C:) in the new computer,xp would need to be reinstalled ( > boot to xp cd),then format,and reinstall xp.However,being a new machine xp > will not be able to register with microsoft since it was installed to another > machine already.1 copy of xp per machine,its not transferable.... That is totally incorrect, as usual. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada  SignatureMicrosoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm After he Places his old HD into the new Machine he could try doing a Repair Installation........this would keep his settings and most likely change whatever Hardware Drivers needed changing.Then he needs to install his motherboard drivers and double check his video/sound/etc drivers to make sure they match what he has. I Know people this has worked for as well as people this has not worked for. peterk Signature"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. - Isaac Asimov > I've got a relative I'm trying to help out. His system is an XP home > running on a PIII 800 that he want to run faster. He would like for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > TIA >After he Places his old HD into the new Machine he could try doing a Repair >Installation........this would keep his settings and most likely change [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I Know people this has worked for as well as people this has not worked for. >peterk I assumed I'd have to contact MS because the system isn't going to like all these changes. I've got a copy of the HD so I am not too worried about losing anything, I just wan't too sure how to do the transition. Repair makes sense though to save user setting and existing apps. >>After he Places his old HD into the new Machine he could try doing a >>Repair [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > transition. Repair makes sense though to save user setting and > existing apps. You'll probably have to activate again after doing the repair install, but if it's been long enough, it will go through on the internet just fine. Otherwise you call. This is assuming it's not a bios-locked oem version that isn't capable of being installed on a different computer. After the repair install, most apps will run just fine. I've seen a few exceptions, most notably the MS Office programs which sometimes need to be reinstalled and other times just need a reactivation. And sometimes they just work. Other than that, sometimes Norton products will throw up an error after a repair install. Not always, but sometimes. >I've got a relative I'm trying to help out. His system is an XP home >running on a PIII 800 that he want to run faster. He would like for [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >TIA If you move the hard drive to a new computer you would need to do a Repair Install of Windows XP as per the instructions at http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html Pay particular attention to the comments about OEM versions of Windows XP. Note that BIOS Locked OEM versions are only usable on computers from that specific OEM. You will need the Windows XP Installation CD for the version (Home, Pro, etc) and type (OEM, Retail Full Install, Retail Upgrade, etc) that is installed on the computer and if the installed XP has been upgraded to Service Pack 2 and the installation CD is original release or Service Pack 1 then you will have to create a new installation CD with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it. If you need to determine the Product Key for the installed XP then you can determine that with http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm |
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