Hi Jim,
By gum, to seem to be making a clean install hard work !!!
Compaq hard disk drives have a recovery partition on them.
The software is specifically for the machine that it was originally
fitted in.
I assume that you have the recovery disks for both machines ?
If so, all you need to do is fit the bigger drive in the good machine.
Boot from the recovery CD for that machine and then choose to remove
all the existing partitions when it asks you, then next time round
the loop format the whole disk. XP should then install fine.
This should leave you with a clean install that you will have to
activate using the key on the case sticker of the machine that you
are using.
Disclaimer: Only do this if you are prepared to lose all the data on
that hard disk !!!!!
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Best regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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