Old Hard Drive to New Computer

[cgai]

I have tons of development and utility software and data files on my
hard drive (80 GB) on Win XP Pro SP2. I need to get a new computer
(probably barebones), but I would like to use my existing hard drive
.... or at least not have to re-install everything (which would take a
literal week). I currently have an IBM NetVista 800 mhz system. My XP
Pro is an upgrade version.

I use Norton Ghost for backups, but this won't work for mirgration to a
new computer.

Any knowlegable solutions would be appreciated.

 

[DL]

If you wish to use the old drive as your boot drive at the very least you
will have to run a repair installation of win, installing the new sys
drivers. And this assumes you dont have an OEM version of win.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have tons of development and utility software and data files on my
hard drive (80 GB) on Win XP Pro SP2. I need to get a new computer
(probably barebones), but I would like to use my existing hard drive
... or at least not have to re-install everything (which would take a
literal week). I currently have an IBM NetVista 800 mhz system. My XP
Pro is an upgrade version.

I use Norton Ghost for backups, but this won't work for mirgration to a
new computer.

Any knowlegable solutions would be appreciated.

You will need to do a Repair Install of Windows XP as per the
instructions at http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Note that if your computer has been updated to Service Pack 2 and your
Retail Upgrade CD for Windows XP is the Original Release or Service
Pack 1 version then you should create a new installation CD with
Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it as per the instructions at
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/winxp-sp2-bootcd.html
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Pop`]

I have tons of development and utility software and data files on my
hard drive (80 GB) on Win XP Pro SP2. I need to get a new computer
(probably barebones), but I would like to use my existing hard drive
... or at least not have to re-install everything (which would take a
literal week). I currently have an IBM NetVista 800 mhz system. My XP
Pro is an upgrade version.

I use Norton Ghost for backups, but this won't work for mirgration to
a new computer.

Of course it will, as long as you don't mean the OS, but rather data, and as
long as you aren't restoring to a smaller drive than the one imaged, it
should work fine. If it's a smaller drive, just restore in pieces.
Why do you say it won't work, and what version of Ghost do you have?

Pop`