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Posted by Talal Itani on May 31, 2008, 1:40 pm
Please log in for more thread options I want to build a PC, yet I want to transfer everything that my current PC has, data and applications. I thought I make an image of the old HDD into the new HDD, then I install the new HDD inside the new PC. I have two concerns: Can I purchase a copy of XP, and simply plug the registration number into the new PC? The second question: will the new HDD operate in the new PC, knowing that the hardware and drivers are different? Thanks, T.I. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by tpow on May 31, 2008, 1:44 pm
Please log in for more thread options Connect to new HDD to the comp either by IDE, PCI or ext USB enclosure and then use Acronis True Image to clone the existing HDD to the new drive. Remove old drive and replace with new drive making sure jumpers are set correctly..... then the old drive is still functional if anything is not in order. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Paul on May 31, 2008, 2:40 pm
Please log in for more thread options Talal Itani wrote:
> Hello,
> > I want to build a PC, yet I want to transfer everything that my current PC > has, data and applications. I thought I make an image of the old HDD into > the new HDD, then I install the new HDD inside the new PC. I have two > concerns: Can I purchase a copy of XP, and simply plug the registration > number into the new PC? The second question: will the new HDD operate in > the new PC, knowing that the hardware and drivers are different? > > Thanks, > T.I. > > There is the "repair install" procedure. With new motherboard, old boot drive, Windows install CD, you can use a repair install, to set up the old drive, to work with the new hardware. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Another version of the instructions, here. http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/windows/instructions/repairinstall.htm Using the repair install method, your programs and user data files will be preserved. You will still need to connect to Windows Update, and install any Service Packs which were delivered later than the version on the Windows install CD. Also, you'll need to get any Security Updates and Patches from Windows Update as well. If you previously had Internet Explorer 7 installed, then chances are, the Windows installer CD and the repair install, will remove it. So you'd have to put any IE7 update back in as well. There is some cleanup to do - and the amount of downloading necessary, will depend to what extent you have kept some of the updates, on your disk, for a rainy day. If you have access to the release version of WinXP SP3, then that would help a lot. See if someone at work has a copy on CD for you. Otherwise, just work with SP2 and Windows Update, as that might be marginally safer. It really depends, on where the original Windows install came from. If it was my computer, I'd stick with SP2 for now. If you find a Windows CD, it might even have SP2 already on it. Paul | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by kony on May 31, 2008, 9:19 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sat, 31 May 2008 17:40:25 GMT, "Talal Itani"
>Hello,
> >I want to build a PC, yet I want to transfer everything that my current PC >has, data and applications. I thought I make an image of the old HDD into >the new HDD, then I install the new HDD inside the new PC. I have two >concerns: Can I purchase a copy of XP, and simply plug the registration >number into the new PC? Yes, IF you buy a license for the exact same version of windows. If it was OEM XP home or pro, you'd need buy same license... maybe even same service pack version, I don't recall this. >The second question: will the new HDD operate in
>the new PC, knowing that the hardware and drivers are different? No, you can google search for "migrate hard drive windows new motherboard" or do a repair install. Frankly, I would take the CD you used last time, and slipstream SP3 onto it so you don't have so many patches to apply later. If your current windows installation is fairly old, there can be benefit in doing a clean windows installation (again, slipstreamed SP3 and other newer patches before doing it) instead. It does seem like more work but in some cases you might even find you don't want or need all the old junk you used to have, which makes windows leaner and faster, possibly more stable and takes up less storage space when you make backups. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by isaac4all on June 1, 2008, 11:44 pm
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to question one. 1. Yes you can purchase a copy of XP. I strongly recommend. Windows Xp Unlimited. you can purchase it here http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=x1ijFJ9Dvfc&offerid=102327.10000056&type=4&subid=0 2. As for the registration Number into the new PC will work. 3. As for the new HDD operate in the new PC, knowing that the hardware and drivers are different will work. What you need to do is make sure you use the HDD is used when installing windows XP. Windows XP will co-ordinate the hardware to work with the software and other devices used in the configuration of th PC. Isaac Okoye Information Rules the World http://finditall100free.ds4a.com/Shopping.htm | ||||||||||||||||
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> I want to build a PC, yet I want to transfer everything that my current PC
> has, data and applications. I thought I make an image of the old HDD into
> the new HDD, then I install the new HDD inside the new PC. I have two
> concerns: Can I purchase a copy of XP, and simply plug the registration
> number into the new PC? The second question: will the new HDD operate in
> the new PC, knowing that the hardware and drivers are different?
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> Thanks,
> T.I.
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