On 13 March 2014 18:55, SuperEngineer <boo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I also have the original on original disk in remnants of old machine - > still working - as fail safe backup. Might even try running from that > disk in this pooter some day. For now though, it's my safe store. ;)
Ah! Well, if you don't mind re-copying it, what you can do to pre-prepare XP for a hardware transplant is to go into Safe mode and remove the disk controller. Don't let it reboot, just shut down, and then copy. It should (re-)detect the disk controller on the next boot, and if it's a new one, it should start up. (But as ever, backup first!) If you know your new hardware will require a driver for XP to recognise its disk controller, install that before doing the above. -- Liam Proven * Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk * GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com * Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 * Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
