Old harddisk with programs in new one

[Guest HDI]

Hi,

 

I've got an old windows xp pc and a new windows xp pc.

 

Is it possible to insert the harddisk of the old one in the new one as

slave without reinstalling the old one and don't lose the programs (I

haven't got the cd's of the program so I can't reinstall it).

 

What I want is when the pc starts up that I got a menu to choose one

of the two hardisks.

 

Can I just plug in the old harddisk in the new pc and would it work?

 

Thx

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Old harddisk with programs in new one

 

 

"HDI" <hdinf@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:ae91fd48-b772-420e-9505-786c20d03f92@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

>

> I've got an old windows xp pc and a new windows xp pc.

>

> Is it possible to insert the harddisk of the old one in the new one as

> slave without reinstalling the old one and don't lose the programs (I

> haven't got the cd's of the program so I can't reinstall it).

>

> What I want is when the pc starts up that I got a menu to choose one

> of the two hardisks.

>

> Can I just plug in the old harddisk in the new pc and would it work?

>

> Thx

 

No, it won't work. Your Windows installation is tightly linked with the

hardware of your PC. If you port your hard disk to a different PC and try to

boot off the ported disk then Windows will most likely crash.

[Guest sgopus]

RE: Old harddisk with programs in new one

 

Nor can you install the old hd as a slave and run the software off it, the

software has to be installed in the currently running Operating system.

 

"HDI" wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I've got an old windows xp pc and a new windows xp pc.

>

> Is it possible to insert the harddisk of the old one in the new one as

> slave without reinstalling the old one and don't lose the programs (I

> haven't got the cd's of the program so I can't reinstall it).

>

> What I want is when the pc starts up that I got a menu to choose one

> of the two hardisks.

>

> Can I just plug in the old harddisk in the new pc and would it work?

>

> Thx

>

[Guest HDI]

Re: Old harddisk with programs in new one

 

On 15 sep, 01:01, sgopus <sgo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Nor can you install the old hd as a slave and run the software off it, the

> software has to be installed in the currently running Operating system.

>

>

>

> "HDI" wrote:

> > Hi,

>

> > I've got an old windows xp pc and a new windows xp pc.

>

> > Is it possible to insert the harddisk of the old one in the new one as

> > slave without reinstalling the old one and don't lose the programs (I

> > haven't got the cd's of the program so I can't reinstall it).

>

> > What I want is when the pc starts up that I got a menu to choose one

> > of the two hardisks.

>

> > Can I just plug in the old harddisk in the new pc and would it work?

>

> > Thx- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -

>

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ok thanks