Jim, 1) Are the motherboards of the 2 systems identical 2) Is the original disk still ok 3) Can you go back to using the old disk 4) Can you add in this new drive alongside the original - a 5) Do you have any partition management software 6) Do you have, or can you create) the restore disks for this new system
JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Poer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Activate Windows on hard drive replacement > Ok, so if I go ahead and say yes, what will I have to do. I still have the > origianl software that came with the OEM computer that I bought, but will I > need it and can I then go and use the Quick Restore disks that came with it > and restore it back to factory settings or did I blow that too? Am I stuck > with having to answer yes. It's just sitting here looking at me:>) > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Kylde > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Activate Windows on hard drive replacement > > > yes, it's detected too many hardware changes, you have no choice but to > re-activate (and your xp will be unstable, not a good idea to just swp > hd's like that) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have a Compaq1 with a working HD loaded with XPHome. I took another HD > > from another PC(Compaq2) with its own working copy of XP and put it in the > > Compaq1. Now the Compaq1 is telling me "This copy of WIndows must be > > activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate > > Windows now?" Why is it asking me that when it was used for 2 years > > already? > > I have not clicked on yes or no. I just wanted to put a larger HD in the > > Compaq1 because the MB on the Compaq2(where I got the Seagate HD) had gone > > out. Did I use the wrong procedure? > > -- > Regards, > > Kylde > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles > Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? > http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html > If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
