Transferring Windows XP from one pc to another

tlynn512 · 04-22-2006, 11:48 AM

My son and I have the identical HP laptops with the same Windows XP Home edition operating system. His has crashed. It wont reboot or anything. We moved several months ago and have misplaced our Operating System Disks. Is there anyway I can make a disk from my PC or transfer from my laptop to his without having to purchase these disks over again?? Help!!!

dai · 04-22-2006, 01:00 PM

tap f10 when booting and see if there is a restore partition
http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/commen...8/113551/618/1

tlynn512 · 04-22-2006, 03:17 PM

Nope. No restore partition. I can't even get to command prompt or start in safe mode. When I select either one it just goes back to trying to restart and goes to a blue screen with an error message that reads:
UNMOUNTABLE _BOOT_VOLUME

STOP: 0x000000ED

Any suggestions??

dai · 04-22-2006, 03:46 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185&sd=RMVP
see if you can borrow a xp disk to boot from
you can scroll down to the lik information here
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php

STLTech · 06-20-2006, 08:58 AM

If they are identical computers with same chipsets you can make an image or directly cpy your hDD to his

Volt-Schwibe · 06-21-2006, 06:23 AM

as long as the machines are 100% identical, then yes, you can clone the contents over.

here's the only way i can see this done, because they are laptops.

if you have a desktop pc, you can get ahold of 2 of the 5$ adapters, and put your hard disk as the master, and his as the slave, and then use almost any hard disk transfer tool.
you can download this at western digital's site, and maxtor, they more or less all have them.

or, you can get one adapter, and then use the desktop pc in conjunction with some hard disk ghosting software. there should be some free ones...

i don't know though, since i have a copy of "drivesnapshot"
norton ghost works, powerquest drive image works.
hope that helps.

also, i am going to move you on into the correct section for this question.

**hwm54112** · 06-21-2006, 10:03 AM

I've done it both ways volt-schwibe has suggested using xxclone. With the two-drive adapter method, I just disconnected a cd-rom drive and installed both laptop drives as slaves in the desktop. The tough part was figuring out which way to install the adapter as they were not keyed and pin one seemed to be marked incorrectly on the adapters I used

If you use xxclone, make sure you check the three boxes in the advanced set-up tab

Volt-Schwibe · 06-21-2006, 11:37 PM

that's exactly why i own two of these...

mine are black, but otherwise the same.

i found them at my local discount pc shop for 15$

04-22-2006, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
tlynn512 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp home edition	Transferring Windows XP from one pc to another My son and I have the identical HP laptops with the same Windows XP Home edition operating system. His has crashed. It wont reboot or anything. We moved several months ago and have misplaced our Operating System Disks. Is there anyway I can make a disk from my PC or transfer from my laptop to his without having to purchase these disks over again?? Help!!!

04-22-2006, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,630 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	tap f10 when booting and see if there is a restore partition http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/commen...8/113551/618/1 __________________

04-22-2006, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,630 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185&sd=RMVP see if you can borrow a xp disk to boot from you can scroll down to the lik information here http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php __________________

06-21-2006, 06:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	as long as the machines are 100% identical, then yes, you can clone the contents over. here's the only way i can see this done, because they are laptops. if you have a desktop pc, you can get ahold of 2 of the 5$ adapters, and put your hard disk as the master, and his as the slave, and then use almost any hard disk transfer tool. you can download this at western digital's site, and maxtor, they more or less all have them. or, you can get one adapter, and then use the desktop pc in conjunction with some hard disk ghosting software. there should be some free ones... i don't know though, since i have a copy of "drivesnapshot" norton ghost works, powerquest drive image works. hope that helps. also, i am going to move you on into the correct section for this question. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 06-21-2006 at 06:24 AM.

06-21-2006, 10:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	I've done it both ways volt-schwibe has suggested using xxclone. With the two-drive adapter method, I just disconnected a cd-rom drive and installed both laptop drives as slaves in the desktop. The tough part was figuring out which way to install the adapter as they were not keyed and pin one seemed to be marked incorrectly on the adapters I used If you use xxclone, make sure you check the three boxes in the advanced set-up tab Last edited by hwm54112; 06-21-2006 at 10:05 AM.

04-22-2006, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
tlynn512 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2 OS: windows xp home edition	Nope. No restore partition. I can't even get to command prompt or start in safe mode. When I select either one it just goes back to trying to restart and goes to a blue screen with an error message that reads: UNMOUNTABLE _BOOT_VOLUME STOP: 0x000000ED Any suggestions??

06-20-2006, 08:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
STLTech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14 OS: XPPro, Fedora Core 5 My System	If they are identical computers with same chipsets you can make an image or directly cpy your hDD to his

06-21-2006, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	that's exactly why i own two of these... mine are black, but otherwise the same. i found them at my local discount pc shop for 15$ __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>