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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / November 2007Win XP transfer to new rig (with a twist)
I have 2 Win XP Pro computers, primary and back up machines. I am building a new rig and want to transfer/clone my primary XP to the new rig and use the current primary rig as my back up. This will save much time not having to reinstall all apps etc.. I have a license for each machine, any suggestions on the best way to accomplish this? I assume if I clone my primary machine and transfer to the new rig I can then run the install disk and do a repair install to reset the HAL? I then would have 2 machines with the same license, hmmmm... Thank you. Depends on a few things, if the XP license is OEM it is not transferable to a different computer. Also depending on the motherboard chipset, and more importantly the hard drive controllers on each board, you may need to perform a repair install to get it to boot after the move.  Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 _________________________________________________________________________________ >I have 2 Win XP Pro computers, primary and back up machines. I am building >a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thank you. Another tip, so long as you are not using SATA drives, reset the IDE driver to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. You can also use a 3rd party hard drive controller (such as the Promise cards) if you have one kicking around. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 _________________________________________________________________________________ > Another tip, so long as you are not using SATA drives, reset the IDE > driver > to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. My primary system has the OS on a raid array, the new rig will not have the OS on a raid array. I don't mind doing a repair install, would I be able to use the XP key from my back up machine when I do the repair install on my new rig? That way I won't have the same key on both the new rig and my (current) primary machine. They are not OEM's. > You can also use a 3rd party hard drive controller (such as the Promise > cards) if you have one kicking around. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often > > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Then that depends on the type of raid array, mirror, stripe or? > My primary system has the OS on a raid array, the new rig will not have > the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> > to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often >> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Stripe > Then that depends on the type of raid array, mirror, stripe or? > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>> > to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Stripe > Stripe > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >>> > to "Standard PCI IDE controller" before the transfer. This will often > >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Then that will only work with the identical raid controler & driver > Stripe > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >>> > often >> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. To add, if you want to go from stripe array to none, you cannot > Stripe > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> >>> > often >> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Looks like a fresh install then, thanks for your help. One last question, since I will do a fresh install on the new machine and retire the back up machine can I use the win xp key from the back up machine? I have a retail version of win xp pro sp2. Thanks again. > To add, if you want to go from stripe array to none, you cannot > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >> >>> > often > >> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Actually you can, more than once I've imaged a striped array to a single drive, or a single drive to a striped array, nothing special. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 ___________________________________________________ > To add, if you want to go from stripe array to none, you cannot > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> >>> > often >>> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Image yes, clone no > Actually you can, more than once I've imaged a striped array to a single > drive, or a single drive to a striped array, nothing special. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>>> >>> > often >>>> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Let me restate so terminology doesn't get in the way. It is possible to take a striped array and move the data to a single drive and have it function just as it did on the stripe. Utilities such as Ghost do not see an array, they see a single drive, so as far as they are concerned they are copying a single drive to a single drive, I've done it more than once, it works, only thing that might be an issue are the hard drive controller drivers. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 ___________________________________________________ > Image yes, clone no > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>>> >>> > often >>>>> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. OK, I'll give it a shot, nothing to lose, if it doesn't work I'll do a clean install. I've read that Acronis True Image is a good program for this. I'll put my new hardrive in my current machine, image the C:\ drive to it, install it in the new machine and do a repair install with my xp disk. Sound about right? > Let me restate so terminology doesn't get in the way. It is possible to take > a striped array and move the data to a single drive and have it function [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >>>>> >>> > often > >>>>> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. Yup, that should, baring any other issues, get you going. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 _________________________________________________________________________________ > OK, I'll give it a shot, nothing to lose, if it doesn't work I'll do a > clean [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> >>>>> >>> > often >> >>>>> >>> > overcome the need for a repair install. But, not always. |
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