Transfer ONLY Windows XP

Stuey · 05-12-2006, 02:32 AM

I want to get a new larger HD but i want to know if i can just transfer Windows Xp??

Thans for your time.

**magicman** · 05-12-2006, 02:33 AM

What are the other things on the drive that you don't want to transfer over? There may be several ways to do it, depending.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-12-2006, 03:07 AM

If you mean transfer the OS from one hard drive to another, as far as i know it cant be done. Since it would confuse Windows since it has different file tables, as well as other reasons.

-Geoff

Motoxrdude · 05-12-2006, 03:17 AM

Yeah, if you did that, you'd have some crazy registry errors.
Can't you just install windows on the second hdd? That would be much easier.

**magicman** · 05-12-2006, 03:23 AM

You guys seem to be talking about copying and pasting windows files across. It's perfectly feasible to ghost a drive, sector by sector, to a new drive. If he did that, and he was after having his music and documents on a seperate drive, for example, he could format the old drive and transfer the stuff across from the new drive.

4W4K3 · 05-12-2006, 03:31 AM

magicman is right, just ghost over the OS. Get rid of w/e you don't want, and then re-install if you really want a CLEAN Windows install. You should be able to re-use your CD-Key since you didn't switch harddrives, it's essentially just a recovery re-install.

05-12-2006, 02:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stuey New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1	Transfer ONLY Windows XP I want to get a new larger HD but i want to know if i can just transfer Windows Xp?? Thans for your time.

05-12-2006, 02:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,069	If you mean transfer the OS from one hard drive to another, as far as i know it cant be done. Since it would confuse Windows since it has different file tables, as well as other reasons. -Geoff __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

05-12-2006, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,087	Yeah, if you did that, you'd have some crazy registry errors. Can't you just install windows on the second hdd? That would be much easier. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

05-12-2006, 03:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
magicman Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 3,063	You guys seem to be talking about copying and pasting windows files across. It's perfectly feasible to ghost a drive, sector by sector, to a new drive. If he did that, and he was after having his music and documents on a seperate drive, for example, he could format the old drive and transfer the stuff across from the new drive. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

05-12-2006, 03:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,866	magicman is right, just ghost over the OS. Get rid of w/e you don't want, and then re-install if you really want a CLEAN Windows install. You should be able to re-use your CD-Key since you didn't switch harddrives, it's essentially just a recovery re-install. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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