I agree with you to the extent the recipient of the recommendations has a skill-set that permits dealing with the difficulties.
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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 [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>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)
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>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.
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>Vincent Winterling
>Vineland, NJ
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