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moving hard drives

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  • Windows XP
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September 4, 2014 12:25:19 PM

I have recently acquired 2 Presarios. 5000 and SR1215CL. The SR hard drive is fried but has awesome setup. The 5000 has a newer 120gb hard drive but it still has a 56k hookup!!! They both have XP, can I move the 5000 hard drive to the other to get it to work? I've found the drivers for the SR and have 2 keys for windows. 1) would it work? If so 2) what can I expect? Thanks for the help guys.

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September 4, 2014 12:33:33 PM

XP usually is unforgiving about being moved between computers. Your best bet is a clean install. That again may be problematic, since XP is not supported and even if you have keys, I do not know anymore where you can find legit downloads.

Unless you have install disks, I would put your chances of success at <50%. With install disks, at 100%.
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