swap harddrives

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I have a new computer with xp just installed on a
relatively small hd. Can I install the larger hard drive
from my older computer that runs Me? This hd contains all
of my data and many programs.

Thanks
 
You can certainly install the old hard drive as a slave drive, but don't
expect the programs to work..... they won't have the correct registry
entries in XP for them to know how to work.

You can reinstall the programs (doing a custom installation to the d: drive
or whatever you call the drive) and get them to put their registry entries
into XP.

You should be able to access the data (docs, music files etc) without any
problem... just remember to change the jumper at the rear of the drive to be
a slave drive and assign it a drive letter and it should then appear in
Windows Explorer.

Once the BIOS sees the new (or rather old!) drive, boot into WindowsXP,
right click on My Computer and select Manage. On the following screen,
click on Disk Management. The new (old) drive should appear on the right
hand side of the screen and you can assign it a drive letter from here.

Cari
www.coribright.com
 
Install the hd,set as master,set xp hd as slave,install
xp cd,boot to cd,install xp over ME as an upgrade.Then
re-boot to cd,recovery,type:FORMAT D: /FS:FAT32
If prompted for password to recovery,press the enter
key,when its thru formatting type:EXIT
After in xp set the slave drive as page file for xp,
you should also open cmd prompt,type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs
convert from FAT to ntfs
 
-----Original Message-----
I have a new computer with xp just installed on a
relatively small hd. Can I install the larger hard drive
from my older computer that runs Me? This hd contains all
of my data and many programs.

Thanks
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An easy way to get the best of both worlds is to make
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your windows ME drive the slave and use the budget XP
drive as the master. The master will boot up with windows
XP as your OS (operating system) and you can use XP to
acsess all the files on your slave drive.
 
I have a new computer with xp just installed on a
relatively small hd. Can I install the larger hard drive
from my older computer that runs Me? This hd contains all
of my data and many programs.
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You could but may invalidate guarantee.
Of course, installing the big HD, will reqauire you to reinstall XP
on it (assuming you have an XP CD or a Restore disk).

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
 
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