2006-12-05 10:37:38 · 13 answers · asked by pav 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If you don't have the disk you can't install anymore.
Now, what new pc? It does not have any operating system on it? Is it a newly bought pc or just another old pc. Ne wpc should have windows installed. ANyway, thats not what you asked for.
One work around: if your new pc is much better in other hardware configuration, then you can just changed the hard drive or add hard drive. Use you current one in new pc.
Sorry, I don't see nayway to transfer operating system if you don't have installation cd. perhaps get from friend!
2006-12-05 10:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by observer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
listen people, READ THE QUESTION!!! he said "transfer" NOT "copy" the easiest way would probably just be take out the hard drive and put in new pc. as long as the new one is the same eg: ATA/SATA or if your board supports both then even better. if you are chucking the old pc then why not have it as an extra drive in new pc? just remember to make it master drive and the other one slave. ps: you don't need the original disk anyway !! any copy of the OS you are using will do. it's the licence/product key that you have which is the important/legal bit. as you already own the product key then that will work. but you WILL most definately have to enter it again in new computer because it will detect that it's in a new system(that's if you're talking about xp professional and not 2000)
2006-12-05 19:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If XP was installed on the machine when you bought it, look for a sticker from Microsoft (on desktops it's usually on the back of the case, on laptops on the underside) -- if there's a Microsoft sticker, it will usually have the CD key on it. That's step 1.
Next, see if there's an "i386" folder either right off of drive C: or under C:\Windows If so, burn a CD with that folder and nothing else on it.
Then go to this website:
http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Windows/Create_a_Windows_Boot_CD_%10_Rescue_CD.html
And follow the instructions to make a bootable Win XP CD, using your hard drive as the source for your files.
Once you have all that -- on the new computer, boot it up using the Boot CD you just made. Once it's up and booted in WinXP, take that disc out, put in the disc with the i386 directory on it, go into the i386 folder, and run "winnt.exe"
This will start up the WinXP installer. Install as usual.
2006-12-05 18:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An extreme solution will be taking the hard drive on which XP is installed and placing it in your new pc... This doesn't allways work and by doing this you'll loose the license for windows.
You can't use windows on two computers with the same license!
2006-12-05 18:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by agent-X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take the hard drive out of the old computer and install it as the hard drive for the new computer. You will have to carefully install all of the drivers for the new motherboard but this isn't foolproof and their may be conflicts that cause erratic behavior.. Go out and buy a new copy of the operating system... It will save you some hassles.
2006-12-05 18:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no real way to do this,
What I would do in your situation is to move the Hard drive over to the new computer this will also give you more space.
You can always get another hard drive for the old computer and put a free operating system on it
2006-12-05 18:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by perplexed_paul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a program called Norton Ghost that works well, depending on what version of Windows that you use. It won't work with Windows XP. I'm not sure of the cost. Good Luck.
2006-12-05 18:42:07 · answer #7 · answered by blue.green_eyes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, you can create an image of your hdd with alcohol 120% or other tool [nero, power iso, daemon ...], and copy it to the new hdd. requires some knowledge about image tools. Like everything else these are great tools that can be misused for piracy, hope that's not what you are planning to do.
2006-12-05 18:43:06 · answer #8 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take the HDD from the new pc install it as a slave in the old one, back up the HDD master to the slave and replace the new HDD in the new PC dont forget to reconfigure it as a master HDD though, works for me
2006-12-05 18:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by a1ways_de1_lorri_2004 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dosent C answered correctly, this is the best way to do it!
2006-12-06 05:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋