I want to take out my own hard disk put in hers then reformat it and install windows xp. Will the hard disk work ok when i put it back in her older pc after it is formatted?
2007-01-30 23:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by grassmonkeys 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
you can format the drive in your computer, but you need to install windows using her computer. the major issue is with the difference in hardware drivers.
2007-01-31 00:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You dont need to reformat it. you can install a new copy of windows and it will leave all the previous files intact. that means she wont lose any music or videos.
If you really want to just start off from scratch, put in the windows disk and install windows. it will have an option to reformat.
You cannot install windows while on your computer because when you put it in your daughters computer, it will tell you that it is not the same computer, and you should reinstall windows. This is a safety created by microsoft to keep people from buying one copy and creating mirror images on other computers to get around buying another copy.
2007-01-31 00:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, although if your installing xp it would make more sense installing xp direct on your daughters pc - one of the options installing xp is to reformat the drive and install a fresh copy of xp or reinstall on top of an existing partition.
If you install xp on your pc - your going to have all the wrong drivers installed unless your pc is an *exact* duplicate of your daughters pc.
Just borrow your base from your daughter and plug it into your monitor/keyboard. Reformat and reinstall win xp then give th base back.
2007-01-30 23:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by redbaron101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can format the hard disk without taking it out of her computer. the options are available in the windows xp installation menu when you install it.
but the answer to your question is YES, you can format it in your computer....but there is really no reason to do so.
2007-01-31 00:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by chanswork 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to format it it's ok but when you install windows the HDD should be in your daughter's PC so the windows can put the right drivers.
2007-01-31 00:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by LynX 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 05:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the older Computers Resources if these are not good enough then XP will Probably not run or be so slow as to be almost unusable
2007-01-31 00:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by rmn_tech 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Before you start, first determine if your daughters computer is compatible with XP.If not, you will need to upgrade it first.
2007-01-31 00:46:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋