Move Drive to New Computer

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The motherboard failed on my IBM 6579 computer (PIII) with Windows 2000.
Rather than replace it, I may move the hard drive to a newer computer
(P4). I know I can install the new drive in the computer, allow it to
autodetect and install drivers, but is there a cleaner way to do so? I
previously tried deleting the enum section in the registry before
installing a drive, and when I booted in in the new computer, it did not
autodetect.
 
mcp6453 said:
The motherboard failed on my IBM 6579 computer (PIII) with Windows 2000.
Rather than replace it, I may move the hard drive to a newer computer
(P4). I know I can install the new drive in the computer, allow it to
autodetect and install drivers, but is there a cleaner way to do so? I
previously tried deleting the enum section in the registry before
installing a drive, and when I booted in in the new computer, it did not
autodetect.
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Here are a few links that might help:

How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292175.ASP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125
 
You cannot install Win2K on one computer, transfer the hard drive
image to a new computer, and reasonably expect it to work, unless the
two computers are _identical_.

Normally, unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the
old one (same chipset, IDE controllers, etc), you'll most likely need
to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the
very least (and don't forget to reinstall any service packs and
subsequent hot fixes):

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292175

What an In-Place Win2K Upgrade Changes and What It Doesn't
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

If that fails:

How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q249694&ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694


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