Solve : Preloaded HD boot problem?

1.	Solve : Preloaded HD boot problem?
Answer» Hello All I am having difficulty in trying to figure out a problem, I was given an older compaq system that has been preloaded with windos xp home sp2. The computer works fine but my intention was to take the hd out of the case and put it into a more powerfull system. I didn't want to reload anything upon doing that, during the post i will the options to boot into safe mode, load with last known good configuration... Upon either SELECTING the last known or safe mode options, the system will boot back to the same screen. If I put the hd back in the original system, everything works fine. Can SOMEONE suggest what I am either: -overlooking -what needs to be changed -options Thanks in advance for the help.you cannot take a hd from one system, put it in another, and expect it to boot. You need to reinstall the OS. Allan While there is some point of view in which are correct that I cannot see, I will have to disagree with you on that. Simply for the following reason but first here is the scenerio, my previous mobo died along with the processor. the hd was fine, so I bought a new barebones kit, INSTALLED my hd and pressed the button. low and behold everything worked fine with the exception of reinstalling some drivers. and this was a year and half ago and till this day i have not had any problems with the hard drive with exception of some general maintenance. (by the way this is the computer I work on everyday) I am open to any/all suggestsionsDuring the installation of the OS, the hardware components of your system are noted and copied to a file in the OS. If you then remove the hd and put it in another system, the OS will not boot. But please, feel free to disagree to your heart's content.Quote from: kevin4174 on April 03, 2011, 02:14:19 PM I will have to disagree with you on that. Simply for the following reason but first here is the scenerio, my previous mobo died along with the processor. the hd was fine, so I bought a new barebones kit, installed my hd and pressed the button. low and behold everything worked fine with the exception of reinstalling some drivers Allan said "you cannot take an hd from one system and expect it to boot." He is right. You would be silly to think that it will always (or even often) result in a bootable system. It might, but there is no guarantee. The generally accepted wisdom is that a Windows install adapts itself to the hardware it finds, and therefore swapping the system drive to another hardware setup probably won't work. Sometimes it will, as you describe. If the hardware is very similar, same chipset family, or a slightly different model from the same maker, you can get lucky and just need to get a few drivers. Also the hardware signature will be sufficiently altered that Windows will need re-activating. BUT this is unusual. Not, as Allan correctly says, something you can "expect". In particular a disk from an "older Compaq system" in a randomly chosen other system is unlikely to work. Correct. It's the same as changing hw components in your current system. Up to a point you can and there will be no repercussions. But if you change certain components - or too many - the OS will not boot. You will have to do a repair install or a new install.Are you guys agreeing or disagreeing ? ? Absolutely.Gotcha...All Thanks for the comments and INFO, I will keep this in mind for the future, I guess I just have to count my BLESSINGS that my computer is working. As for the older compaq machine, i really don't have the original cd that came with the machine, as I said this computer was given to me as is. The only question I do have is this when patio asked the question "Are you guys agreeing or disagreeing" and Allen you replied "Absolutely", I am kind of curious what your answer was. I was agreeing with Salmon Trout's post immediately above mine.

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Hello All

I am having difficulty in trying to figure out a problem, I was given an older compaq system that has been preloaded with windos xp home sp2. The computer works fine but my intention was to take the hd out of the case and put it into a more powerfull system. I didn't want to reload anything upon doing that, during the post i will the options to boot into safe mode, load with last known good configuration...

Upon either SELECTING the last known or safe mode options, the system will boot back to the same screen. If I put the hd back in the original system, everything works fine.

Can SOMEONE suggest what I am either:

-overlooking
-what needs to be changed
-options

Thanks in advance for the help.you cannot take a hd from one system, put it in another, and expect it to boot. You need to reinstall the OS. Allan

While there is some point of view in which are correct that I cannot see, I will have to disagree with you on that. Simply for the following reason but first here is the scenerio, my previous mobo died along with the processor. the hd was fine, so I bought a new barebones kit, INSTALLED my hd and pressed the button. low and behold everything worked fine with the exception of reinstalling some drivers. and this was a year and half ago and till this day i have not had any problems with the hard drive with exception of some general maintenance. (by the way this is the computer I work on everyday)

I am open to any/all suggestsionsDuring the installation of the OS, the hardware components of your system are noted and copied to a file in the OS. If you then remove the hd and put it in another system, the OS will not boot. But please, feel free to disagree to your heart's content.Quote from: kevin4174 on April 03, 2011, 02:14:19 PM

I will have to disagree with you on that. Simply for the following reason but first here is the scenerio, my previous mobo died along with the processor. the hd was fine, so I bought a new barebones kit, installed my hd and pressed the button. low and behold everything worked fine with the exception of reinstalling some drivers

Allan said "you cannot take an hd from one system and expect it to boot." He is right. You would be silly to think that it will always (or even often) result in a bootable system. It might, but there is no guarantee. The generally accepted wisdom is that a Windows install adapts itself to the hardware it finds, and therefore swapping the system drive to another hardware setup probably won't work. Sometimes it will, as you describe. If the hardware is very similar, same chipset family, or a slightly different model from the same maker, you can get lucky and just need to get a few drivers. Also the hardware signature will be sufficiently altered that Windows will need re-activating. BUT this is unusual. Not, as Allan correctly says, something you can "expect". In particular a disk from an "older Compaq system" in a randomly chosen other system is unlikely to work.

Correct. It's the same as changing hw components in your current system. Up to a point you can and there will be no repercussions. But if you change certain components - or too many - the OS will not boot. You will have to do a repair install or a new install.Are you guys agreeing or disagreeing ? ?

Absolutely.Gotcha...All

Thanks for the comments and INFO, I will keep this in mind for the future, I guess I just have to count my BLESSINGS that my computer is working.

As for the older compaq machine, i really don't have the original cd that came with the machine, as I said this computer was given to me as is.

The only question I do have is this when patio asked the question "Are you guys agreeing or disagreeing" and Allen you replied "Absolutely", I am kind of curious what your answer was. I was agreeing with Salmon Trout's post immediately above mine.

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