how can i use sysprep to move a harddrive to another computer?

[James]

Hi,

How can i use sysprep to move a harddrive to another computer? I want to
reinstall windows on my laptop but the cdrom and floppy drives are broken.
I have an adapter to connect the laptops harddrive to my PC. can i install
windows xp onto that harddrive and then use sysprep, and then move that
harddrive back to my laptop to finish the install?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No, that procedure will not work. You need to replace your
non-working CD drive so that you can reinstall Windows XP
using the Windows XP CD.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Hi,
|
| How can i use sysprep to move a harddrive to another computer? I want to
| reinstall windows on my laptop but the cdrom and floppy drives are broken.
| I have an adapter to connect the laptops harddrive to my PC. can i install
| windows xp onto that harddrive and then use sysprep, and then move that
| harddrive back to my laptop to finish the install?

 

[James]

its so expensive for this laptop, the cdrom costs 200+!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You make wish to visit eBay and search for a CD Drive replacement.
I once purchased a used IBM ThinkPad keyboard for $24 which IBM
wanted $300 for.

 

[James]

thank you! found one for 20 bux!

 

[D.Currie]

Hi,

How can i use sysprep to move a harddrive to another computer? I want to
reinstall windows on my laptop but the cdrom and floppy drives are broken.
I have an adapter to connect the laptops harddrive to my PC. can i
install windows xp onto that harddrive and then use sysprep, and then move
that harddrive back to my laptop to finish the install?

Do the installation up to the point where it wants to reboot for the first
time, then move the drive to the laptop. At that point, it's set to boot
from the hard drive, but it hasn't started installing hardware yet, so it
should boot from the laptop just fine, and continue the install.

Also, you may want to have the drive set up so that you have a separate
partition where you have setup files, drivers, etc. copied. It will make the
installation a lot easier.