Install Windows 98 & then XP upgrade problem

[garrettsinclair]

I had an old eMachines PC that (literally) blew up.

I purchased a new bare-bones kit that only has a CD/DVD drive (no
floppy.)

I wanted to salvage my "old" hard drive for usage within the new PC.

I know the "old" hard drive still worked - because when I placed it
into an external USB case- I could access the data (as a "G:" drive.)

While still in the external HD case, I have reformatted the "G" drive
(my old HD) and would now like to reinstall Windows. I have the
original Windows 98 disk as well as the XP Home upgrade disk.

What are my options to install Windows XP Home on my "old" hard drive
at this point? (Note: I have a laptop running XP Pro that can read
the old hard drive as an external drive.)

My preference would be to install Windows using the laptop's CD/ROM
drive - as I know that the disk can be read this way.(I have no
confidence that it can be read via the new "bare bones" tower.

Thanks in advance for advice.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I had an old eMachines PC that (literally) blew up.

I purchased a new bare-bones kit that only has a CD/DVD drive (no
floppy.)

I wanted to salvage my "old" hard drive for usage within the new PC.

I know the "old" hard drive still worked - because when I placed it
into an external USB case- I could access the data (as a "G:" drive.)

While still in the external HD case, I have reformatted the "G" drive
(my old HD) and would now like to reinstall Windows. I have the
original Windows 98 disk as well as the XP Home upgrade disk.

What are my options to install Windows XP Home on my "old" hard drive
at this point? (Note: I have a laptop running XP Pro that can read
the old hard drive as an external drive.)

My preference would be to install Windows using the laptop's CD/ROM
drive - as I know that the disk can be read this way.(I have no
confidence that it can be read via the new "bare bones" tower.

Thanks in advance for advice.

If I understand this convoluted "Tale of Two (or more) Disks"
correctly, you want to use a laptop to install WinXP onto a desktop's
hard drive while it's attached to the laptop via and external USB
connection? No can do. WinXP isn't designed to be installed on any
sort of external storage device.



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Bruce Chambers

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