So - old OS is XP ___ patched to, and above SP2 New box has a hard drive and your install CD is ??? with / without SP2
First step - is your new system running from it's own hard drive and OS Second step - do you have a CD set to re-install the OS on the new system - if not, have you taken a backup of it Third step - copy the old OS to the new drive as a new partition The OS CD you have may, or may not allow you to do an upgrade install over the copy of your old OS Then - I believe that there is a Microsoft facility to do what you want with XP, search the archives and/or google and/or MSKB or perhaps somebody on the list remembers the name/keywords to get it JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "McPeak, Harry D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: new HD radix: ? migration I have been told by a couple of folks, including the people I bought new box from, that because the new CPU has a different chipset than the old that I can't just swap out my HD's from the old box to the new, which had been my plan. Old CPU is an Intel ?845WN (something like that) and the new is Athlon 3000. As you all probably realize I'm pretty clueless about how computers really work so it will be no surprise when I say this makes no sense to me. I wouldn't have expected the OS to "care" what MB/CPU it was running on. I had expected I would need to "find" the new hardware but that once done, the OS and all the applications would run. I had even been naive enough to think that if I wanted to buy a new HD I could use xxcopy (discussion from last on this List) to move the files from the old HD to my USB HD and then back to the new HD. So, if I have misunderstood I would be forever grateful because the prospect of reinstalling everything is really daunting. Harry -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Button Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: new HD redux: ? migration First - why do you need a new OS if you already have lots of 'stuff' installed and working Second why not do an upgrade install JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "McPeak, Harry D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:28 PM Subject: new HD redux: ? migration One of the nightmares about the new install on this HD is that I apparently need to reinstall all software once I've got Windows reinstalled. Is anyone aware of any software that will "move" programs from one drive to another, making all the needed registry changes, etc.? I recall programs like that years ago but don't know if there's anything available now and/or if it works. Even after I get Windows reinstalled, my guess is I'm looking at 10's of hours of reinstallation and reconfiguring; it would sure be nice to avoid if possible. TIA, Harry Harry D. McPeak Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Suite 560 50 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102-1657 Voice: (651) 266-3046 Fax : (651) 266-3032 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
