So - basic choices seem to be: 1) Let it activate and see if it works OK 2) Put the old drive back as the OS boot one, and run the other drive as a data one 3) If the activated system doesn't work well, or you don't want to bother then either: 3a) Get some partition management software and copy the small drive over the contents of the big one - expanding as appropriate 3b) Use the CD's to build a new OS instance onto the new drive, setup users etc, setup the software, activate it after proving it's stable.
Me - I'd probably take option 2 and keep all the software and setup running. Following that with the additional possibility of repartitioning the hard drive, and cloning the OS partition onto it so I had a booting backup in case the original OS instance gets got-at! JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Poer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:15 PM Subject: FW: Activate Windows on hard drive replacement > 1)No > 2)Yes > 3)If I have to, nothing wrong with it, it's just smaller > 4)There is room > 5)No software that I am aware of > 6)I have all restore disks for new system that I created myself when I first > bought it. > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of James Button > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Activate Windows on hard drive replacement > > > 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 > -- ---------------------------------------- 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]
