Re: Can XP be run from an alternate HD on a Vista PC?
- From: "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:26:35 -0600
Yes, that is essential too.
"- Bobb -" <bobb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23XEW3Z92IHA.4928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I would mention - if not already ...
Go to HP.com FIRST and look up your model
Then download the XP drivers for this motherboard ( if they have them available !)
as you will need them when you start the install. ( Your old XP drive will have never seen the HP built-in .... disk controller/network/video for instance)
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:85838C38-0F56-44F6-8005-5B4DE056E7E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxThere is a way that the computer would prompt for which OS to run at start up. That's what I recommended VistaBoot Pro for, to set that up. It is automatically set up by Windows when you install XP first and then Vista, but you would not want to do it that way since it would involve removing Vista first and doing the whole computer over. That is not at all necessary. You can use VistaBoot Pro to repair the Vista start up following the installation of the XP hard drive and repair of XP. At that point you would have it all the way you say you want.
There is little point in thinking about mounting the old hard drive in the new computer until you have the cd. You will not be able to do a repair install without it and a repair install will be needed before XP can boot and run.
You can replace the lost XP cd with a copy. As long as you have the product key you are good. You will need the product key during the repair install. The copy can be made from any XP cd of the same type. Your computer shop may be able to help or a friend. The copy needs to match what you have installed. Home for Home, Pro for Pro, upgrade for upgrade, standard for standard. The copy cannot be from an OEM cd.
I always recommend testing the power supply when replacing a mobo. As a mobo is going out it may alter the power requirements being placed on the power supply in such a way as to damage the ps. If that happens and you use the ps with the replacement mobo the damaged ps can take out the new mobo, and around and around you go. Always have the ps checked before continuing its use following a failed mobo.
"rena03sb" <sk1er18@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:rena03sb.3bu01j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As far as the power supply goes; that's what I thought caused the
problem the first time. I actually bought a new power supply last month
before I realized it was a bad mobo. When evga sent me a new mobo I kept
the new power supply in because I upgraded the wattage (previous one was
450, new one is 550). Talking to an IT guy at work he said a virus may
have done it if it has benchmarking coding in it to over clock speeds,
etc.
The first mobo lasted almost a full year, this new one died in a month
with the same exact symptoms= no symptoms that I'm aware of. All of the
sudden it refuses to recognize drives and doesn't matter which SATA port
I use, it doesn't even see the CD drive in the CD ROM port.
My thought process is that I have a relatively new Western Digital HD
that has XP on it. I'm going to give Vista a shot, for my normal web
surfing, microsoft office, etc programs; but figured if it was easy
enough I could install my other HD and boot from it if/when I need to
run my design programs (which isn't often).
I do not have an OEM version of XP. but I also can't find my boot disc
(which sucked last month when my pc stopped working because I thought I
had to buy XP again. until I found out my HD was still good)
If it really is difficult and a pita to do it, I understand. I was
hoping there was a way so that the computer would prompt which HD to
boot from upon start-up; and that I could choose the XP one when
desired.
In either case I have the new computer with Vista- so if that alternate
HD w/xp can't be done, I still have a powerhouse PC that's not
recognizing any drives upon start-up.. Maybe point me in the right
direction to get it running again? Last time I replaced the Power
supply, tried every SATA port, tried HD cables, etc. the only thing
that got it going was a new mobo..
Thanks for the help!
--
rena03sb
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