Problem in moving an HD to another(better) computer

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I have used an ATA HDD/Win2K-SP4 in a Pent IV-based computer.
Recently I got a new computer with Pent D. I transferred the HDD to
the new computer.
First thing I got was a blue screen. So I used the original W2K CD to
"repair" the problem. After loading files the repair process proceeded
to the first reboot. Then Windows started by showing Logo and the
progress bar, then, alas, appeared the familiar blue screen of death as
I saw in the first attempt.
(I do not want to re-install the OS in a new folder because the already
installed programs will be abandoned. Their estoration would be laborious.)
To be sure, I put back this disk in the old computer to confirm the
integrity of file systems as well as the boot sector, only to see no
problem.

My question is what I can do now. I am sure lots of folks transferred
their old HDs to a newer computer and experienced problems similar to
mine. If any one knows a solution, please help me.
 
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Digitalwight said:
I have used an ATA HDD/Win2K-SP4 in a Pent IV-based computer.
Recently I got a new computer with Pent D. I transferred the HDD to
the new computer.
First thing I got was a blue screen. So I used the original W2K CD
to "repair" the problem. After loading files the repair process
proceeded to the first reboot. Then Windows started by showing Logo and
the
progress bar, then, alas, appeared the familiar blue screen of death
as I saw in the first attempt.
(I do not want to re-install the OS in a new folder because the
already installed programs will be abandoned. Their estoration would
be laborious.) To be sure, I put back this disk in the old computer
to confirm the integrity of file systems as well as the boot sector,
only to see no problem.

My question is what I can do now. I am sure lots of folks
transferred their old HDs to a newer computer and experienced
problems similar to mine. If any one knows a solution, please help me.
Click to expand...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694
 
Thanks for your response.
However, my situation differs from the one you suggested to read about.
Namely, I am trying to transfer an entire HDD from one computer to
another, not just data from another computer.

My situation must have been experienced by many who upgraded their
computer to ones with faster CPU and/or larger memories.
I have moved around a HDD among computers with Pent III, IV or V without
problems. Is my problem due to upgrading to Pent D or to a mobo with
different architecture? My thought is that it is not so. As long as HDDs
are concerned, all needed seem to re-adjust to new machine environments
like different models of peripherals, that is, replacing drivers. Why is
the boot sector affected? Please share your experiences with me. Thanks.
 
Moving a hd to another computer is the same, in essence, as replacing
the motherboard in a computer. In either case, when you start windows
after the change it "sees" new hardware (mostly motherboard).

As such, the reference (KB249694 How to move a Windows installation to
different hardware) that Steve gave is the standard procedure for that
operation.

Having said that, I've changed motherboards with Windows on numerous
occasions. With Win9x it was relatively trouble-free but my own
experience in this respect with Win2K has been very mixed. So much so
that I would no longer bother but would take the safer route of re
installation instead. When you knuckle down to it, it's not that big a
bullet to bite and the end result is inevitably more satisfactory.
 
My apologies for not replying right away, but I thank you for your thought.

I still think KB249694 offers a method for manupilating data from
another computer to a new computer which is equipped with its own HDD.
Like you say, my situation resembles a computer whose mobo is replaced
while keeping the old HDD.
As mentioned earlier, my HDD containes all necessary file systems and
needs no "repair". It can be used with other computers with different
models and peripherals. Only the new Pent-D computer rejects it.
But I do not wish to argue against its incompatibility any more. I
simply wish Microsoft improves the "Repair" feature beyond simply
rewriting the same files instead of finding the source of the problem
and introducing necessary changes and/or replacement of files.
 
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