Its a bit of a nightmare :)

You can, use the recovery console to reinstall the base system drivers. The
catch is in win2k its the second recovery option you are presented with. I
cant remember the exact key presses or screens to get there but its the one
you would not select first !

> From: Jeff Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:09:45 +1100
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] off topic: transferring W2K to a new system
> 
> On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 01:31, Voytek wrote:
>> I need to transfer a W2K HD to a new PC, totally different hardware,
>> 
>> is there a way to do it short of re-installing W2K,
>> or:
>> don't waste time, just reinstall afresh
>> 
>> all user data is on a different partition, so, fresh install is not
>> really an issue, apart from time it takes
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Voytek Eymont
> 
> I've done it once the problem appears to be the ide drivers I think that
> the fix was to remove the machine specific ones and install the w2k
> generic ones from the CD. Then it will boot and carry on..
> 
> Jeff
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