Moving win2k hard disk to another computer

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Marksp

I am using three diferent computers in my test/study lab
in preperation for my MCSE. When I change my lab setup
and switch the hard drives (removable trays) to a diferent
computer (similar but not exact motherboards, and equip) I
get a stop error and a blue screen upon restarting. My
questions are: Is there a way to, or need to change the
GUID or SID so that this swap of drives could work? or is
sysprep the only way to acomplish this task?

Thanks for your thoughts and help
 
How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694

HOW TO: Replace the Motherboard on a Computer That Is Running Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824125


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| I am using three diferent computers in my test/study lab
| in preperation for my MCSE. When I change my lab setup
| and switch the hard drives (removable trays) to a diferent
| computer (similar but not exact motherboards, and equip) I
| get a stop error and a blue screen upon restarting. My
| questions are: Is there a way to, or need to change the
| GUID or SID so that this swap of drives could work? or is
| sysprep the only way to acomplish this task?
|
| Thanks for your thoughts and help
 
Hi

I'm surprised that this causes a problem :o\

I have just moved a Win2K HDD from one computer to a new one with no
problems. All that happened was lots of "Installing new hardware" dialogues
when first logged in, and it took a little while for the mouse and keyboard
to be recognised.

Is there perhaps something we need to watch out for that causes the HDD
transplant to go wrong?
 
Greetings --

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


Bruce Chambers
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