I learned, here, of a product called Migrate Easy that's free for 15 days... I tested it (for free) on 25 hard drives before I licensed it. The drives were lots of different makes and capacities... All totalled I've used it on close to 100 drives without flaw. http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/migrateeasy/ Good luck. - Brian D. McCarthy >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [PCBUILD] Hard Drive exchange >Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:14:25 -0400 > >Hi, >I want to replace a hard drive from one machine to another. Both are XP >machines, different brands, different ages. The one machine has a drive in >it that I know is going to crash. The drive that works is in a machine with >an older processor that barely runs XP, but the drive is newer. Can I put >the newer drive in to replace the one in the machine with the crashing >drive? Will the new drive recognize the new hardware and install the >drivers? Or am I just asking for problems? >Robert > >________________________________________________________________________ >AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free >from AOL at AOL.com. > > The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech > support at our newest website: > http://freepctech.com _________________________________________________________________ Former Police Officer Paul Gillespie’s TAKE BACK THE INTERNET tips and tricks, watch the video now http://safety.sympatico.msn.ca/ The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com