Re: Moving Hard Drive with XP to new mobo & processor

Joel P. wrote:
I'm building a new system with an Intel Q6600 and a Gigabyte mobo.
The old system which is still working has an AMD 64 processor
running XP Pro. Can I just pull and re-install the old hard drive
into the new system and it'll boot? Or is a complete windows XP
re-install in my future?

- Is the license for Windows XP an OEM one or a retail one?
- Google this:
Repair Installation of Windows XP "Michael Stevens"

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