How to move XP SATA disk to another PC running W10

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I have a new PC that is running Windows 10 with a number of applications. It has the OS on an SSD and three other SATA drives that contain data. I also have an older PC that is running XP with many applications. It has only one SATA drive that contains OS and data. If I clone the XP SATA drive to a new SATA drive, what steps would I have to do to install that new XP SATA drive into the new PC (W10) so that the new PC is now a dual boot PC, capable of running both W10 with its applications and XP with its applications? Thanks.
 
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Phillip Corcoran

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It can't be done in the way you suggest, not at all.

You can't move a Windows installation to completely different hardware and expect it boot just like it did on the original machine it was moved from. Moreover, if it's an OEM pre-installed copy of XP from a factory-built PC, you're not allowed to move it to a different PC anyhow.

If you want to have XP on your Windows 10 computer you're going to have to install XP on it from scratch (ie a fresh installation using an XP install disc).

 
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