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speedstar   08-29-2008 at 03:52:38 AM

I got a new computer so i want to give my old computer to my parents as it is better than the one they have now. Their hard drive is better (had to replace a crashed drive, thiers is 80gb, mine was a 60gb) so i want to put their hard drive into my computer. Can the transfer be done easily or because of a whole new system i have to reinstall windows? I tried the switch but it crashes and restart when windows loading up. Anyone know how to do this?

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cmichael258   08-29-2008 at 04:08:50 AM
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You wii need to reinstall the OS.

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speedstar   08-29-2008 at 04:15:49 AM
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no other way around it? be a pain to save the stuff on the hd.

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bobbknight   08-29-2008 at 05:03:51 AM
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I am running a system where I put a Hard Drive from another system into a new computer. I removed all the old drivers and did a repair install of windows. Then I loaded all the current system drivers. It's been running for 3 months now. I can tell it's not running at the best speed it can, but when I get a new HD I will redo the whole thing.

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