Re: Run XP harddrive in a donor machine ?

[Nigel Champion <nigel_champion@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had some luck in the past using the Repair option (No the F2 or
F3 but the the Repair that comes after Setup...looks like you are about to
reinstall) from the XP install disk.
This doesn't wipe application settings but will set drivers/updates back to
defaults
I have had a 90% success rate using this method going from a machine that
won't boot and keep crashing with a donor disk
The other 10% was unstable...but probably ok for data recovery :)

Nigel

----- Original Message ----
From: Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, 18 February, 2007 1:17:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Run XP harddrive in a donor machine ?













Try it, but be aware that if you use a different architecture, as in

move from Intel to AMD it won't work as XP uses a different kernal

version for each (I think, but Im no expert :)



S.



On 18/02/07, darbyweb <dean@littlelightcom pany.co.uk> wrote:

> My main PC has failed at home (yes i know backup backup etc), but no

> backup. Its not a HD failure, but i think the fan failed and fried the

> CPU.

>

> Question is - if i buy a new PC, can i run the old HD in there so i

> can recover Outlook, and get a list of all the progs that are on there

> so i can start over.

>

> I know i can put the drive in as a slave to read data, but i would

> really like to actually run XP up.

>

> Will it work in safe mode with the wrong display drivers etc. ?

>

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

> Dean.

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Regards



Simon



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