Re: Dual boot setup Win98se on C and XP on D drive questions
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/20/04
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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:40:10 -0700
Greetings --
No, this wouldn't work, for a couple of reasons.
First, in a dual-boot scenario, even with WinXP being installed to
a second hard drive, WinXP's essential System files (the ones that
start the boot process: Boot.ini, NTLDR, & NTDETECT.COM) are all
located on the primary active partition, which must be on the C:
drive, by definition. Moving the second hard drive to another machine
would leave these critical files behind.
Secondly, 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 primary reasons
WinXP, again like Win2K before it, is so much more stable than is
Win9x.
Normally, and assuming a retail license (many OEM licenses are not
transferable to a new motherboard), unless your motherboard is
virtually identical (same chipset, same IDE controllers, same BIOS
version, etc.) to the one on which the other 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
As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.
This will also require re-activation. 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.
However, you do not need to "contact microsoft for a new key," if
you transfer a retail WinXP from one computer to another by means of
moving the hard drive.
Assuming a retail license (OEM licenses are _not_ transferable),
simply remove WinXP from the computer it is currently on, and install
it onto the new one. 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.
Here are the facts pertaining to activation:
Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/
Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "GTT" <gthorley@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3bso50tb4hq0a7gclu755i40n37oir0lhp@4ax.com... > If I install XP as dual boot with XP on its own seperate drive can I > at a later date take out that drive and just install on a new > computer > and have it work without problems? > > In the past when I have upgraded computers I simply had the shop > install the drive and OS from my old machine into the new one > without > a problem. > > I assume I will have to contact microsoft for a new key.
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