This installation is from a DELL setup cd. When I try to move, it showing some text mode error message before starting windows. Please help
2007-01-02 13:36:52 · 9 answers · asked by Sweety K 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Probably not. This might work if you moved the drive from a DELL to a similar model DELL, but you won't fool Windows XP that way.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-01-02 13:38:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can move the hard drive over to the new computer you will just have to install new drivers for you eMachine. The only problem that you might have is that dell tweeks the windows operating system so it may only run on a dell cpu. Try backing up any important info(music, doc's, pic's, etc...) to a separate hard drive, cd/dvd rw, thumb drive, etc... then install the hard drive from the dell and do a clean install. make sure the windows cd is in the drive when you boot and follow the instructions on the screen. make sure you delete the old partition and create a new one.(you will see what i mean when you are in staling. if you have any other troubles fell free to email me at nvguy3@yahoo.com
2007-01-02 14:30:34 · answer #2 · answered by tut22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. You may experience some problems with device drivers which could cause some minor headaches.
Monitors, Keyboard, and mouse should work just fine.
When you boot up XP in the new machine, you want to go to the control panel and search for new hardware. The machine should autodetect most of the new hardware.
A possibly easier route would be to download all the latest drivers for the emachine computer you are moving the hard drive to. Then once you boot up, install the new drivers.
2007-01-02 14:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rich D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to reformat the drive and put in the disk that came with the eMachine computer. There are too many things that can go wrong with this situation...Your motherboard drivers, your I/O controller, all kinds of stuff that the Dell hard drive is set up for and that the eMachines would be looking for. You would be better off buying a hard drive and reinstalling it to the eMachines pc.
If it is a matter of using it as a slave drive, however, you can, if you make sure the jumpers on the hard drive are set correctly so that it becomes the secondary drive. That way you will have access to your information...but you really can't use this as the primary drive unless you wipe it clean and start over.
2007-01-02 13:42:02 · answer #4 · answered by colleen m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought Windows registered to the specific hardware it is loaded on, but I think that is only for the actual software registration and validation process. I lent what I thought was a clear ATA 10G HDD to someone for a temp installation to get their SATA up (their Win disk was old and didn't recognize the full 300G), and their machine was able to boot from the HDD I provided (I had not erased the drive). You would have to explain yourself when you went to register or validate though.
On your issue though, do you have the Dell setup CD? If it is a windows disk, it shouldn't matter that it is labelled Dell. A fresh install from the disk is best.
2007-01-02 13:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by MarkW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does the e-Machine PC represent an improvement in performance? If you just must use that e-machine system, get a copy of XP Home for it.
2007-01-02 14:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that it may work but backup all your files and data before trying it. I don't think it is within the terms of you lisence with mirosoft tho meaning it isint leagal.
2007-01-02 13:41:02 · answer #7 · answered by edwardnardella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, you can but make sure the old computer is not online if your still going to run that,,, you may have to reregister it with MS but thats ok.. just tell them your old computer went down and they will give you a new key id.
2007-01-02 13:42:16 · answer #8 · answered by Carling 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to as long as you connect everything properly.
2007-01-02 14:13:10 · answer #9 · answered by tertiahibernica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋