Re: Move XP SP2 hard drive to another hardware platform
- From: "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:56:24 -0600
A slipstreamed CD is what you need, and it will come in handy later. The
repair install should keep all your files and settings.
The problem isn't just general drivers, it's things like the IDE controller
which is pretty basic and will be needed even in safe mode.
If you know someone who has a windows XP install CD that's the same version
as yours (home/pro/retail/upgrade/etc.) you can use that CD with your key
and you don't need to bother making the slipstream CD.
"Ken Varn" <nospam> wrote in message
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>I was hoping for something a little less painless than that!
>
> The old motherboard is dead. So I can't run File and Settings transfer
> wizard on it.
>
> I always assumed that Safe Mode would not load drivers for the old
> motherboard and just start up with minimal drivers to run XP.
>
> Right now I am looking into maybe putting together a slipstream bootable
> version of XP SP2 and using it to do the repair instead.
>
>
> --
> -----------------------------------
> Ken Varn
> Senior Software Engineer
> Diebold Inc.
>
> EmailID = varnk
> Domain = Diebold.com
> -----------------------------------
> "jerryrock" <jerryrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> The old hard drive will not boot in the new motherboard because the drive
>> contains system settings from your old motherboard/BIOS. Files and
> settings
>> transfer wizard could have helped if the disk was stll in your old
>> system.
> (I
>> know too little too late!)
>> My suggestion (If you must access files from the old hard drive) is to
>> install Windows on a new hard drive and use your old drive as a secondary
>> drive. Other than that it looks like it's time to re-format and
> re-install.
>>
>> "Ken Varn" wrote:
>>
>> > I have a Hard Drive that contains a working Windows XP SP2 system. I
> have
>> > taken this hard drive and installed it on a new motherboard. I was
> hoping
>> > that I could boot Windows XP in safe mode and then load the new
> motherboard
>> > drivers and life would be great. Unfortunately, XP throws up a blue
> screen
>> > when I try to run in safe mode on the new motherboard. So, I tried to
> do a
>> > repair with my original XP installation CD, but because I have SP2 on
> the
>> > box, the installation process cannot find some files on the original XP
>> > install CD when it tries to do the repair.
>> >
>> > Basically, is there some way that I can get this hard drive onto my new
>> > motherboard in the least painless way possible without loosing all of
>> > my
>> > settings?
>> >
>> > --
>> > -----------------------------------
>> > Ken Varn
>> > Senior Software Engineer
>> > Diebold Inc.
>> >
>> > EmailID = varnk
>> > Domain = Diebold.com
>> > -----------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
.
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