Swap vista hard drive with XP HD

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bassamme

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Anyone knows if this is even possible?

I purchased a new laptop with Vista Home Premium but would like to swap this hard drive with my old laptop's XP.
 

My Computer

System One

Do you Want to Swap the OS ? (i.e XP on Machine A and Vista on Machine B and you want XP on Machine B and Vista on Machine A) ?
IF yes then you can swap them without swapping the HD.

Anyways,always be careful about changing OS for a Notebook.Chk if the manufacturer has the required driver for the OS you are installing.
e.g: some laptops support only the OS they come preinstalled with and have drivers only for that OS.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9650M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus N80VN-X1 Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 5200 RPM
    Internet Speed
    11 MBPS
    Other Info
    XBOX 360 Controller | Vista X64 | Simpledrive 500GB
If you are talking about changing the actual hardware to do a quick install, it will not work to well. The drivers on your xp installation will be for your old laptop. You will have to install the drivers for your laptop that it is going into. You can try it but be prepared to spend a while in sorting out xp. You may even have to do a clean install with the drivers ready to load from cd.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
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