You're welcome. You can find used OS software, but if you
buy such, be sure you get all the original CD, manuals and
certificates. You might be able to buy an OEM (home
builders version at the place where you bought your mobo and
if they are nice they might still sell it to you at a
discount as though it was bought with the mobo.
| Thanks for your help, I understand.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >It would need to be reinstalled over the installation.
| >However it seems that you will be in violation of EULA.
| The
| >new computer is not an upgrade of the old computer. The
| >upgrade you used on the old computer can me moved to a
| >different computer since it was a retail purchase. But
| your
| >new computer has never had an original OS to upgrade.
| >Just transferring a hard drive to the new computer is
| not a
| >valid or legal or perhaps I should say ethical procedure.
| >You could purchase a full install of Windows 95, 98 or
| ME at
| >a steep discount and install that and then use your
| upgrade.
| >Or you could buy a Microsoft OEM W XP Home CD for about
| >$80-100 and do a clean install. The MS OEM is exactly
| the
| >same as a retail, except it is tied (just as your current
| >old hard drive's original OS you upgraded was tied to the
| >first computer (mobo, CPU, case, etc.) and is not
| licensed
| >to be moved.
| >
| >The reason why you new computer won't boot is that you'll
| >need a different set of drivers for the new mobo and CPU
| and
| >WPA will see the changed system and it won't match what
| is
| >in the file, so it won't boot.
| >New computers will cost money for new software. If you
| buy
| >a full install retail rather than an upgrade CD, you can
| >move that from machine to machine as you upgrade to new
| >computers. That is the difference. You can move the
| >upgrade to, but only to a computer that has an Windows OS
| >already installed.
| >
| message
| >| >| Thanks for reply.
| >| Your questions:
| >| 1.XP version on old computer - "Home" retail upgrade
| >| 2.New Computer - custom, my installation, all new mobo,
| >| mem, P4, case
| >| 3.Did not come with new XP
| >| 4.Trial s/w was the same XP used in old but installed
| in
| >| new drive while connected to new setup.
| >|
| >| My question.- When you say "Won't boot.....without a
| >| reinstall", do you mean a complete clean and reformat
| or
| >| reinstall over existing?
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >That might work, but a repair install of XP is in
| order.
| >| >But the question arises, what was the version of XP on
| >| the
| >| >old computer, was it OEM or upgrade or was it a retail
| >| full
| >| >install?
| >| >To install the old hard drive as your boot hard drive,
| >| that
| >| >OS must be removed from the previous computer. The
| new
| >| >computer, was it a retail or custom purchase, did it
| come
| >| >with XP? What software did you use to do your "trial"
| >| >install?
| >| >
| >| >XP won't boot on a radically changed system without a
| >| >reinstall and updated WPA.
| >| >
| >| >See
| >| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
| >| US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >The people think the Constitution protects their
| rights;
| >| >But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >"Kelly Cotter"
| >|
| ><"deletethis"kelly.cotter@*deletethis*blueyonder.co.uk>
| >| >wrote in message
| >| >| text.cableinet.net...
| >| >message
| >| >| | >| >| > I've bought a new computer with P4 3.2 mhz 1 meg
| >| memory,
| >| >| > Intel mboard 865PERL. I installed my drive from
| old
| >| >| > computer with XP op system on it but it will not
| boot
| >| >up.
| >| >| > As a test a clean drive I installed in the
| computer,
| >| >then
| >| >| > installed XP works fine. Is there something with
| >| >| > activation of the drives in the old computer that
| is
| >| >| > preventing these drives to boot because its seeing
| >| new
| >| >| > board, processor, etc? I'm not going to use old
| >| computer
| >| >| > anymore so why can't I use my XP software in the
| new
| >| >| > machine without having to totally clean drive and
| >| >| > reinstall all software? If this is problem is
| there a
| >| >way
| >| >| > to correct this? I'd like not to have to reformat
| >| drive
| >| >| > and load all the software in again. Or is it some
| >| other
| >| >| > cause?
| >| >|
| >| >| try booting in dafe mode (f8 after post) and
| installing
| >| >new motherboard
| >| >| drivers. then reboot
| >| >|
| >| >| --
| >| >| .
| >| >|
| >| >|
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
