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Swap HDD between machines

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by JimB666, 2011/03/22.

  1. 2011/03/22
    JimB666

    JimB666 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have bought a new PC and have a dual boot setup, one for XP and one for Windows 7.

    I would like to know if there is any possible way I can install my old HDD with XP on it into the new PC as a slave disk and have all my installed software programs and their setting available to use on the new PC. I would like use this with XP until I am a little more familiar with WIN 7. I have been told I can ghost the contents of my old HDD to the new PC and it will have all my installed software ready to use but I'm a little sceptical that it could be that easy.

    Thanks for any help in advance,

    JimB666
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    DRIVERS.... The old drive is full of the wrong ones.. In theory - you could hook the old drive up (all by itself) and do a repair install to make it work in the new pc... You'd then have you use something like http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 to get the other drive(s) to be boot with it.
     
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    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    Unless the XP installation is a volume license version you will also have to reactivate XP on the new computer. And because the hardware change is so significant you likely will end up having to activate over the phone with MS.
     
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