old hard drive

[Joe McIlwee]

is it possible to take the old hard drive from my old
comp win 98 and fit it to my new comp win xp and run it
and retain all the files and progs on it

Thanks

[Nicholas]

No, it will not work. Your Windows 98 drive does not contain the =
hardware
drivers necessary to work with a different computer.

How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, =
Windows 98, Windows Me, and MS-DOS
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;Q217210

How do I install Windows=AE 98/Me after I've installed XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm


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Nicholas

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[Joe mcilwee]

Thanks Nicholas
>-----Original Message-----
>No, it will not work. Your Windows 98 drive does not=20
contain the hardware
>drivers necessary to work with a different computer.
>
>How to Multiple Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows=20
NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, and MS-DOS
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-
us;Q217210
>
>How do I install Windows=AE 98/Me after I've installed XP?
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
>
>
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>Nicholas
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>| is it possible to take the old hard drive from my old=20
>| comp win 98 and fit it to my new comp win xp and run=20
it=20
>| and retain all the files and progs on it=20
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>| Thanks
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[john]

Yes, of course it is possible. Just make sure you set it up as a slave disk
and not as the master. It is actually quite simple.

John

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> is it possible to take the old hard drive from my old
> comp win 98 and fit it to my new comp win xp and run it
> and retain all the files and progs on it
>
> Thanks

[Dr Robin Bignall]

On Sat, 3 May 2003 13:23:11 -0500, "Nicholas" >
wrote:

>No, it will not work. Your Windows 98 drive does not contain the hardware
>drivers necessary to work with a different computer.
>
Then I had better tell my e: drive, transferred from my Win 98SE system,
that it should not be working. The programs were not much use under XP, but
the data and keys for purchased software were. I ought also to tell it, in
the strongest possible terms, that it has no right to work under NTFS,
either. It is a very willful drive, however, and insists on doing its job.

--

wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall

Remote Hertfordshire
England

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/docrobin/homepage.htm

[Jason Tsang]

You will be able to access the files.
Programs will be touch and go as files they require may not be in the proper
place. Some will work, some won't. Your best bet would be to reinstall
anything that you want to use (make sure they are compatible with Windows XP
to minimize any compatibility issues).

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"Joe McIlwee" > wrote in message
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> is it possible to take the old hard drive from my old
> comp win 98 and fit it to my new comp win xp and run it
> and retain all the files and progs on it
>
> Thanks