Moving a Windows XP disk from one PC to another

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HI,

I created a locked down windows XP build for a library. I now need to
install the build on another type of PC - same make but an older model.
However when it boots up it hangs on a black screen. In safe mode it will
hang on mup.sys. The disk will still work on the origanal PC, how can i
somehow forece windows to redetect the hardware so that when i put the disk
in the other pc it will detect the different hardware??

Thanks
 
JimJob said:
HI,

I created a locked down windows XP build for a library. I now need to
install the build on another type of PC - same make but an older
model. However when it boots up it hangs on a black screen. In safe
mode it will hang on mup.sys. The disk will still work on the
origanal PC, how can i somehow forece windows to redetect the
hardware so that when i put the disk in the other pc it will detect
the different hardware??

Thanks
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You changed the hardware base which was used in your setup of Windows
XP. You need to retrain it for the different hardware. What happens
when you attempt an in-place upgrade (method 2) desribed at:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341
 
Our company has an image that we use, and that works on any PC, how do i
recreate something similar??
 
When you say you're "moving a disk" do you mean that you're moving the hard
drive from one machine to another and expecting it to boot, or you have an
installation CD that you created, and that's what's not working on the
second computer?
 
JimJob said:
HI,

I created a locked down windows XP build for a library. I now need
to
install the build on another type of PC - same make but an older
model. However when it boots up it hangs on a black screen. In safe
mode it will hang on mup.sys. The disk will still work on the
origanal PC, how can i somehow forece windows to redetect the
hardware so that when i put the disk in the other pc it will detect
the different hardware??

Thanks
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Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM installations
and licenses are not transferable to a new motherboard - check yours
before starting), unless the new motherboard is virtually identical
(same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS version, etc.) to the
one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, you'll
need to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at
the very least:

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

The "why" is quite simple, really, and has nothing to do with
licensing issues, per se; it's a purely technical matter, at this
point. You've pulled the proverbial hardware rug out from under the
OS. (If you don't like -- or get -- the rug analogy, think of it as
picking up a Cape Cod style home and then setting it down onto a Ranch
style foundation. It just isn't going to fit.) WinXP, like Win2K
before it, is not nearly as "promiscuous" as Win9x when it comes to
accepting any old hardware configuration you throw at it. On
installation it "tailors" itself to the specific hardware found. This
is one of the reasons that the entire WinNT/2K/XP OS family is so much
more stable than the Win9x group.

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also probably require re-activation, unless you have a
Volume Licensed version of WinXP Pro installed. If it's been more
than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key,
you'll most likely be able to activate via the internet without
problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone
call.

--

Bruce Chambers

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Thanks Guys,

Basically i have created a ghost image of a locked down Dell Gx240. I want
to copy this image to a Dell GX1. I have tried sysprep to no avail. The
in-place upgrade information did work, so thanks for your help. Howver, i
work for a large mutilinational company and we have an XP image that is
tailored to our company. This image works on any machine we throw it on,
from IBM to Dell to Compaq, anyone know how that image was done????

Thanks
 
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