New computer

[Guest]

How do I go about moving my hard drive ( including the Windows operating
system ) from my old computer to the new one?

 

[Guest]

Do want to physically move the drive, or just move all the data?

 

[Guest]

I want to physically move my hard drive containing my Windows operating
system and program files from my old computer to a new one that I am having
built. Will I be able to boot up and have my new computer recoginze
everything?

 

[PA20Pilot]

Hi,

.........Will I be able to boot up and have my new computer recoginze
everything?

No. More than likely you'll need to do a repair install offered through
booting with your OS CD.


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Move XP to new hardware.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html
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[Bruce Chambers]

How do I go about moving my hard drive ( including the Windows operating
system ) from my old computer to the new one?

Normally, and assuming a retail license (many factory-installed OEM
installations are BIOS-locked to a specific chipset and therefore 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

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with WinXP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

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.



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[Guest]

I have tried following your directions at your web site but when I boot to
the recover screen it asks me to insert the floppy disc or to a dos prompt.
What did I do wrong?

 

[Jerry]

You don't use the Recovery Console - you skip it and select Repair Install.