There will be a period when I will have two hard drives, each with a
licensed copy of Windows installed.  One will also include whatever
drivers and bloatware Compaq provides, but since my plan is to actually
run from the other drive, I'm hoping that extracting and copying the
drivers -- or downloading fresh ones from the web -- won't be too
difficult.  I don't see any legal issue in going from two installed
copies of Windows to just one, and I'm pretty confident that I can sort
out any technical issues that will arise.  This might include a repair
install, but I'm hoping that won't even be necessary.

David Gillett

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Hard Drives (similar but not identical question)
From: Vincent Winterling <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, December 09, 2015 5:51 pm
To: [log in to unmask]

I agree with you to the extent the recipient of the recommendations has
a skill-set that permits dealing with the difficulties.
-- 
Vincent Winterling
Vineland, NJ







On 12/9/15, 4:46 PM, "Personal Computer Hardware discussion List on
behalf of Dave Thompson" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of
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>It is more difficult but not impossible. Drivers will be generic and the Compaq bloatware and keyboard shortcuts or features will not work. Specific drivers are available at Compaq and other sites. I have done a generic install of XP SP3 on a CompUSA PC using my OEM Windows XP from an HP Laptop.
>David Thompson
> From: Vincent Winterling <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Hard Drives (similar but not identical question)
> 
>If I am understanding what you wish to accomplish, what you appear to have missed is that you can’t move the operating system to the compaq. You may be looking at a repair install or a reinstall.
>--
>Vincent Winterling
>Vineland, NJ

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