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More info?)
If you want to keep programs from one install and transfer to another,
you will want to use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard. Here is a
great link on how to use this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx
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Nathan McNulty
MarkCFS wrote:
> That sounds like a great idea. I will give it a try. After I'm done, how do
> I get my programs from the XP Home HD to show up on the XP Pro Start Screen,
> and will they still work OK?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
>
> "Nathan McNulty" wrote:
>
>
>>WHat you want to do is put your XP Home Hard Drive in the new computer,
>>right? You can do this, but it will require that you do a repair
>>operation on XP in order to get it to boot properly.
>>
>>Here is what you want to do:
>>Put the XP Home Hard drive at the end of the IDE Cable and set it to
>>Master with the jumpers on the back of the drive. Put the XP Pro Hard
>>drive in the middle of the IDE cable and set the jumpers to Slave. Now
>>you are going to boot off your Windows XP CD, select to install, it will
>>find the existing OS and offer to repair it, press R to repair, and you
>>are good to go from there.
>>
>>If you don't have a CD, then I suggest you obtain one from whomever you
>>purchased the computer through as they should be obligated to provide
>>you with it since you paid for it.
>>
>>There is one thing that is bothering me. If you have XP Pro, I would
>>suggest keeping that over XP Home unless the Pro is illegal or
>>something. Pro has a few more features that may come in handy down the
>>road for you
>>
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>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>>MarkCFS wrote:
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>>>This may sound nuts, but, can I just format the HD on the XP Pro machine to
>>>"clean it out" and then just install my HD from my XP Home machine?
>>>Unfortunately I don't have a CD burner on the old machine. :-(
>>>Any other ideas?
>>>
>>>Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>"BAR" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>OK Mark, setting aside the EULA and if, if not, you have the 'authority' or
>>>>'legal right' to do this: there is a better way.
>>>>
>>>>Use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard on the Home PC. Export all you
>>>>information to a folder on the Hard drive. If space is sufficient, then Copy
>>>>that to a CD. Place the CD in the Pro PC and use FAST and import.
>>>>
>>>>This will bring over all your data, internet settings, email settings and
>>>>files. So your Pro PC now takes on the personality of your Home PC: even the
>>>>desktop background!
>>>>
>>>>Then if you need any other applications, use you original install CDs and
>>>>install Office or whatever on the Pro PC. After everthying is running as you
>>>>want it: then uninstall Office etc. You'll meet all EULA terms and
>>>>conditions.
>>>>
>>>>Good luck
>>>>"MarkCFS" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I currently have a machine that has a HD that came installed with XP Home on
>>>>>it. I was just given a better machine with XP Professional installed. I
>>>>>just want to swap my old HD with XP Home into the new machine. When I try to
>>>>>do this, it does not boot. Is there something that XP Professional leaves on
>>>>>the new machine that will not allow XP Home to boot?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>