Hardware Profiles

[Ulukia]

I've been dealing with this problem for awhile, and have
gotten it to work via a fluke. I can't duplicate it
because the system no longer exists, not by my hands.
Here is the problem.
I need to take a hard drive from PC to PC, via mobile
rack. This equates it to a portable PC. The two(2) PCs are
of varied hardware components. Both are Intel based, P3
and P4. However, the motherboards are not the same nor is
the video card. The P4 uses a NVidia GeForce 4 MX 440, the
P3 a ATI Rage 128 Pro. Both PCs are DELL brand, GX240 and
GX270. I've created Hardware Profiles for both rooms,
setup initially on the GX270(P4) but even then the HD will
not boot on the GX240(P3). It will go past the boot screen
and almost finish the Win2k Splash screen but BSOD
(Inaccessible Boot Device). I've cheched the integrity of
the drive, its fine with no bad sectors. MBR and Boot
Strap is working fine. It will boot up on the GX270(P4)
just fine.
The only resolution I see is to export the hardware
profile from a the working "Fluke" and import it into the
current HD. However, information is sketchy at best on how
it can be done if at all.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION OR NEED MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE EMAIL ME AT (e-mail address removed)

- Ulukia

 

[Bob I]

If I was to attempt this, I would partition the HD and put seperate
operating systems on for each PC.

 

[Ulukia]

That solution is outside the confines of the scenario. I
need a way to use the single Win2k Pro/Server install
between two similiar, yet different, PCs. It has been
done, all I need to do now is to duplicate it. I see four
solutions, two are within reach but are to be used only if
nothing else works.

Solution 1: Export HW Profiles from working install,
import into current install.

Solution 2: Reset second HW Profile to new status, fooling
it to think its a fresh install.

Solution 3: NTBackup working system state, replace with
current system state. Thus duplicating HW Profiles, but
also orphaned registry strings and keys.

Solution 4: LAST RESORT. Create a new install, one for
each PC.

Solutions 1 & 2 are not currently optainable, at least not
with my knowledge. Solution 3 seems to be the most
practical. Solution 4 needs to be avoided, user will get
confused will repeating installs. He requests 4 OS
installs, if he intends to use across PCs the that equates
to 8 seperate installs. This is unacceptable.

- Ulukia

 

[Ulukia]

Bump

 

[Colon Terminus]

Bump 'yo ass.

 

[Ulukia]

Too bad this in't a forum, bumps don't work.

- Ulukia