Dell problems please help if possible!!
i currently have a Dell 2350 intel celeron 1.7g proc 2gigs of ram nothing special well i just got a dell 4600 intel pentium 4 2.8g proc with 1 gig of ram i want to swap my harddrive from the 2350 to the 4600 but i keep getting a blue screen of death telling me to check harddrive for viruses corruption and make sure its terminatd right i think i have found the problem as its 2 different bios set-ups A02 for the 2350 and A08 for the 4600 Q : How can i complete the swap and get it going without losing my data?
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You must at least perform a repair install on the new computer using an XP/Vista cd, am I correct?
really want to get that other system up and running badly
I think you could install Pro on another partition, and still have access to the Home partition, but that'll have to be confirmed by someone else in here.
Do you have the possibility to borrow a XP Home cd from someone?
If you have access to another computer, you could buy a HD-enclosure, pull out your old harddrive, backup any files you'd like to keep, like music, photos and savegames, and then format and install Pro on your harddrive.
You must install Pro on the computer it's supposed to be used on. That is, you can't remove the harddrive, put it in another computer, install Pro, and then put it back. If you intend to use Pro on the 4600, you must install it on a harddrive that is in the 4600.
I suggest you get an enclosure (example) copy all the files you wish to keep, then format the drive, and install Pro.
To answer your question: No, you can't take your drive as it is now, and put it into the 4600 because it has different hardware. Or, that is to say, you could, but you'd have to format it. Or, as mentioned, do a repair install using a Home CD.
If you wish to keep data there are online server backup options, or you could invest in an external harddrive. They are great for backing up data, something everyone should do regularly.