Re: reusing XP ?
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:57:52 -0600
Yes, just be sure to properly set the jumpers so it is a
slave.
You won't be booting the drive or re-using the XP on the
drive, just the data files.
You will likely have to "take ownership" of the drive
(files/folders) since the files will have been created by a
different system.
see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421
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"Jim Rogers" <jim_rogers14@excite.com> wrote in message
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|I have a three year old computer with a HDD only a few
months old. I expect
| to purchase a new computer shortly. Can I take my old HDD
with XP Home
| Edition and use it in the new computer as a second HDD ? I
have some
| pictures I don't want to loose.
|
| Thanks in advance
|
|
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