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dpizzle
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 09:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When backing up the hard drive, does that also back up the operating system too? I have another computer i'm trying to get going
and no os installation disc. I'm wondering if I can copy the hd from the good pc and put copied hd in the other. Will that get me around this windows os disc problem
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ddp
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 09:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
depends on the windows version & the differences in the 2 computers
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dpizzle
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 09:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Windows 2000 is on the computer that i'm using now.This computer was built by a family friend. The computer that i'm tryin to get going is a hp compaq d530 this one had windows xp installed on it.
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ddp
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 10:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can try putting win2k on the hp to see what happens
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dpizzle
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 10:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The hd rhat was in the compaq was a western digital (wd400).The one that's in the currunt one is a maxtor 7200 ultra ata/133
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dpizzle
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 10:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ddp i'm kind of new at this. during the copying of the hd,is windows 2k also copied along with everyting else?
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ddp
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 10:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the problem is that past a certain percentage in device changes & windows has to be re-authenticated unless in safe mode to remove all old drivers so windows can load it's drivers or off the device's cd.
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ddp
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 10:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes if cloning the hd with norton ghost
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pcrepair
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_ 		5. September 2005 @ 14:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
clone disc to disc with norton ghost you will have two sets of 2000
one for each 2000 does not need activating :)
becarefull not to clone from the duff one to the good one or you'll have two duff sets lol
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