Re: Clarification on Windows Install Used in 2 different machines
- From: "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 13:36:42 -0400
Whether it will boot is dependant on the Mass Storage controller
driver. If the source machine has a VIA technology chipset it will
use a VIA Driver to mount/use the hard drive Windows is installed
on. If you move that drive to a PC with a Intel Chipset then XP
will likely fail to boot since the required Mass Storage driver will
not load. Platform matches between PC1/PC2 would boot but is
going to experience a number of issues, among them Activation
and a complete re-detection of all the hardware on the new PC.
The only "Workaround" solution is prior to a platform change to
change the Mass Storage driver to a generic type which will load
on almost any chipset vendor PC and then re-apply the correct
vendor driver after the switch-over is completed.
"Chris" <chris.hogan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:d85a78d6-ce5f-4e04-b918-119ca6d1c01b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello all,
I'm trying to settle an argument with someone about the following:
Is it possible to take a hard drive out of one system (say a custom
built machine) with a fresh Windows XP installation along with my
applications, and put it into another system (another custom built
machine with different hardware) and boot up normally?
My argument is because of the different hardware and internal things
specific to the first system, there is no way that it will work in
something that has totally different hardware. I remember trying
this
in Windows 98 long ago, but something about drivers and registry
things stopped that thought cold...
If I am right or wrong, please give some supporting links/
documentation or an argument as to why.
Thanks!
.
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