Re: hard drive question-XP-pro

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 08/30/03 

Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:43:22 -0700

It works provided that it is seen as the same drive letter
that it had before. It is legal if it is retail version of OS
and you are not also keeping a copy running on the prior
PC. If there is much change of hardware in the move,
likely, then you will likely have to reactivate, after getting
it going with the different hardware. In worse case you
may need to do an upgrade/repair install in order to adjust
non-plug and play hardwares' drivers (and then service pack
and patches). If the machines have different video cards,
remove the video applications/drive before taking it out of
the old system since some video vendors' applications will
refuse to uninstall if they do not see their hardware present. 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows, Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"KJ" <kjowell@stl-inc.com> wrote in message
news:021a01c36f38$c2463aa0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Can you transfer a Win XP Pro hard drive from one PC to
> another? Or does it's security not allow it?

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