PC Dead, XP HD to new box - BUT USB Keyboard??

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My XP PC died. I bought a new PC, Exchanged HD's, but XP will not
complete boot up, It gets to recognizing there is new hardware and asks:
"New hardware found, do you want to Install??" And " Do you want broadband
or Dial-up?"

The Old XP PC had PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse. New has USB Keyboard & mouse.
I would suspect that is at least the 'new hardware' found. I can't answer
the question as the new PC does not pass the input from USB input to the old
XP system.

IS THERE, a way to use the new PC's Windows 7 64bit home system to "Fix"
the XP system?? I.E. I have all the recovery files, but if I run the
recovery DISCs, It will kill my exitin Registry.

I have access to all the XP files, but - Windows 7 doesl not run many of my
older softweare products, or allow me to install drivers for my hardware!!
- I will need to dual boot to XP when I want those items. All I need is
to have XP accept the USB Keyboard & mouse to have it work.

Thanks
 
Bob said:
My XP PC died. I bought a new PC, Exchanged HD's, but XP will
not complete boot up, It gets to recognizing there is new hardware
and asks: "New hardware found, do you want to Install??" And " Do
you want broadband or Dial-up?"

The Old XP PC had PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse. New has USB Keyboard
& mouse. I would suspect that is at least the 'new hardware' found.
I can't answer the question as the new PC does not pass the input
from USB input to the old XP system.

IS THERE, a way to use the new PC's Windows 7 64bit home system to
"Fix" the XP system?? I.E. I have all the recovery files, but if
I run the recovery DISCs, It will kill my exitin Registry.


I have access to all the XP files, but - Windows 7 doesl not run
many of my older softweare products, or allow me to install drivers
for my hardware!! - I will need to dual boot to XP when I want
those items. All I need is to have XP accept the USB Keyboard &
mouse to have it work.

Thanks
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First - you will need to perform a Repair Installation on the Windows XP
hard drive if you want it to boot.

If you have actual Windows XP media (installation, not restore/recovery) and
you integrate SP3 into that and use it to perform a repair/in-place
upgrade - you can repair the HAL and likely your Windows XP will boot/work
again.

Although - if it was an OEM licensed copy - you cannot move it in accordance
with the license agreement anyway. Copy your files off and call it a loss.
 
Your old system has apparently a recovery cd, therefore its an oem version
and not licensed for use on another PC, in fact it may be locked to origonal
hardware.
 
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