Best to wipe and reload the OS on that new disk when you swap it in. XP 
is fairly picky when you change a lot of hardware around on it, and a 
clean install will give you fewer problems. Make sure you have 
up-to-date drivers for everything and that you properly backup your data. :)

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> 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
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