- Mar 13, 2015
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Hi all,
After some initial problems loading Windows 10 onto my new build, I decided to have a go just getting my old HDD into it and loading up with it's version of Windows XP from when it was in my old Dell Dimension E521.
When I boot from that drive, it looks like it's loading up nicely, the blue sccreen is there and the white "welcome" is displayed but then it halts with the message:
Windows Product Advication
This Copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?
There is a Yes and No option, however the mouse doesn't operate, and I can't move between the yes or no using the arrow keys.
The drives are making a lot of noise and the light is flashing on and off to show there is something going on for maybe a minute or so. Then the noise and light stop and nothing happens.
Am I supposed to do something with XP in my old system to enable it being transferred over onto this new machine?
AVP Storm P27 Midi Mesh Gaming Case for Cooling Fan with Window Side Panel - Black
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Asus GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card
8 Gigs Furious Violent Killer RAM or something
PCIe M.2 converter
256G M.2 SSD
An old DVD/CD Drive from my old Dell Dimension
After some initial problems loading Windows 10 onto my new build, I decided to have a go just getting my old HDD into it and loading up with it's version of Windows XP from when it was in my old Dell Dimension E521.
When I boot from that drive, it looks like it's loading up nicely, the blue sccreen is there and the white "welcome" is displayed but then it halts with the message:
Windows Product Advication
This Copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?
There is a Yes and No option, however the mouse doesn't operate, and I can't move between the yes or no using the arrow keys.
The drives are making a lot of noise and the light is flashing on and off to show there is something going on for maybe a minute or so. Then the noise and light stop and nothing happens.
Am I supposed to do something with XP in my old system to enable it being transferred over onto this new machine?
AVP Storm P27 Midi Mesh Gaming Case for Cooling Fan with Window Side Panel - Black
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Asus GeForce GT 730 2GB Video Card
8 Gigs Furious Violent Killer RAM or something
PCIe M.2 converter
256G M.2 SSD
An old DVD/CD Drive from my old Dell Dimension
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