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[Guest]

Hi!
I have an old computer running win xp prof. I want to upgrade all my
hardware except my hard drive. I took my hard drive and installed it on the
new computer trying to repair my O/S but to my surprise the repair of the
O/S is not an option. I don't want to loose all my data and application. Any
help please how to do it..Thanks a lot..

 

[Malke]

Hi!
I have an old computer running win xp prof. I want to upgrade all my
hardware except my hard drive. I took my hard drive and installed it
on the
new computer trying to repair my O/S but to my surprise the repair of
the O/S is not an option. I don't want to loose all my data and
application. Any help please how to do it..Thanks a lot..

Normally you would just do the repair install, but apparently that's not
going to be an option for you. I'm sorry, but you will need to back up
the data and reinstall your applications after you do a clean install
of Windows. There are various ways of doing this; here are a few
suggestions.

1. Slave the hard drive in a working XP box and copy off the data using
Windows Explorer. You might need to take ownership of the
files/folders. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421 for
details of that.

2. Boot with Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs from cd. You will need a
computer with two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb
drive with enough capacity to hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need
a computer with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning
software. Download the Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create
your bootable cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the
Windows files. If you are using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its
icon (on the Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that
says "Read Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default
mouse action in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single
click to open instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click.
Otherwise, use the K3b burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.

3. Boot with a Bart's PE. http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

Doing any of those things successfully depends on your level of computer
skills and the tools/computers, etc. you have on-hand. You know your
abilities - you can also have a computer professional retrieve the data
for you.

Good luck,

Malke

 

[Guest]

See Warning #2. It might solve your problem?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#warning2

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi!
I have an old computer running win xp prof. I want to upgrade all my
hardware except my hard drive. I took my hard drive and installed it on the
new computer trying to repair my O/S but to my surprise the repair of the
O/S is not an option. I don't want to loose all my data and application. Any
help please how to do it..Thanks a lot..

What happens when you try? What specific error messages do you get?
What do your system event logs report? What specific troubleshooting
steps have you already taken, and what were the results of each?

No one can help if you don't provide at least a modicum of information.

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Normally, and assuming a retail license (many 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

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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Bruce Chambers

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