Transferring WinXP to new HD?

TheOrteganator · 03-05-2007, 10:39 PM

I currently have an IDE hard drive, but plan on upgrading my motherboard and processor soon to make my current computer moderately powerful until I build a complete new one in a few months.

Since it will be a new motherboard, it will have SATA capability. I would like to get a new hard drive to have more storage space and the better SATA connection, but I have no WinXP disc. The computer was purchased new with XP already on it, but it came with no disc. Is there a way to simply transfer XP over. I'm willing to lose the other data, but I just need to transfer the OS. Can this be done? Thanks.

**Shady** · 03-05-2007, 10:47 PM

This will cause a lot of problems because of the different Hardware, I strongly recommend to reinstall windows on the new hardware.

Buy-it PC · 03-05-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOrteganator

I currently have an IDE hard drive, but plan on upgrading my motherboard and processor soon to make my current computer moderately powerful until I build a complete new one in a few months.

Since it will be a new motherboard, it will have SATA capability. I would like to get a new hard drive to have more storage space and the better SATA connection, but I have no WinXP disc. The computer was purchased new with XP already on it, but it came with no disc. Is there a way to simply transfer XP over. I'm willing to lose the other data, but I just need to transfer the OS. Can this be done? Thanks.

Unfortunately without the restore CD's you will have a problem. You would actually need to buy the discs.

If the computer you previous owns had XP on it, and there is no recovery disc, you have to buy the CD in order to install the OS.

If your new motherboard has the same chip set on it, and the only thing really new is the SATA connectors - you can plug the existing drive into the system without using S-ATA and it would work. But, to put it unto the new S-ATA drive, you will need the discs I'm afraid.

TheOrteganator · 03-05-2007, 10:56 PM

Alright, thanks anyway. I guess I'll just have to spend a little money buying XP again.

My uncle has mentioned before some way of burning a recovery disc off of the computer. Is that possible?

Buy-it PC · 03-05-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheOrteganator

Alright, thanks anyway. I guess I'll just have to spend a little money buying XP again.

My uncle has mentioned before some way of burning a recovery disc off of the computer. Is that possible?

If the recovery is on the hard drive, you probably can... but unfortunately there are two factors that may push against you...

The first: The recovery may only work if the drive is bootable in the system it's suppose to work with. If you can boot from that drive, and install the recovery unto the new drive... it may.

And second: Usually the recovery files are geared to work with that particular computer in questioned. If it's an HP/COMPAQ.Toshiba/SONY etc... it is only designed to work with that machine. Being, the drivers, the chip set in questioned. Things like that.

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**Shady** · 03-05-2007, 11:03 PM

Yes, you can use something like Norton Ghost for that.
It takes an image of your hard disk and you can restore it anytime.

Buy-it PC · 03-05-2007, 11:04 PM

Norton Ghost is another option if the files on the drive are installed files. Check it.

codeman0013 · 03-05-2007, 11:04 PM

Recovery disk woudlnt matter becuase you will have a new mobo and hardware the hdd you have not wont work and will have lots of errors.

PC eye · 03-05-2007, 11:14 PM

First of all the cloning method can only be used on identical drives and systems. Second XP was designed to wrap itself around the hardwares on the current machine. You need a partitioning tool along with an installation disk capable of a full install of a fresh copy of Windows on a new drive alone being of a different type and size. The only time cloning works is for temp use. The XP installer also loves a fresh partition to go on. Answer? Buy a full version OEM and you then have a Windows installation cd. problem solved.

Buy-it PC · 03-06-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by PC eye

First of all the cloning method can only be used on identical drives and systems. Second XP was designed to wrap itself around the hardwares on the current machine. You need a partitioning tool along with an installation disk capable of a full install of a fresh copy of Windows on a new drive alone being of a different type and size. The only time cloning works is for temp use. The XP installer also loves a fresh partition to go on. Answer? Buy a full version OEM and you then have a Windows installation cd. problem solved.

Exactly!

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TheOrteganator Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 171	Transferring WinXP to new HD? I currently have an IDE hard drive, but plan on upgrading my motherboard and processor soon to make my current computer moderately powerful until I build a complete new one in a few months. Since it will be a new motherboard, it will have SATA capability. I would like to get a new hard drive to have more storage space and the better SATA connection, but I have no WinXP disc. The computer was purchased new with XP already on it, but it came with no disc. Is there a way to simply transfer XP over. I'm willing to lose the other data, but I just need to transfer the OS. Can this be done? Thanks.

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TheOrteganator Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 171	Alright, thanks anyway. I guess I'll just have to spend a little money buying XP again. My uncle has mentioned before some way of burning a recovery disc off of the computer. Is that possible?

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codeman0013 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Inside my network at work Age: 24 Posts: 1,620	Recovery disk woudlnt matter becuase you will have a new mobo and hardware the hdd you have not wont work and will have lots of errors.

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PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	First of all the cloning method can only be used on identical drives and systems. Second XP was designed to wrap itself around the hardwares on the current machine. You need a partitioning tool along with an installation disk capable of a full install of a fresh copy of Windows on a new drive alone being of a different type and size. The only time cloning works is for temp use. The XP installer also loves a fresh partition to go on. Answer? Buy a full version OEM and you then have a Windows installation cd. problem solved.

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