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I have a question... If I transfer my PC's hard disk into another computer, will it affect the operating system installed in it?... Or will the operating system be corrupted?... Thanks for the answer... ^_^
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A question about hard disk....
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As far as i know, uppon starting up, he will ask you to chose your operating sistem.
Lets say on the computer you want to install the hard disk you have Win Vista
And lets say you have Win XP on the hard disk.
Before loading windows he will ask you to pick one of those 2...
Just to note im NOT 100% sure, but it surely won't corrupt or damage windows.
Lets say on the computer you want to install the hard disk you have Win Vista
And lets say you have Win XP on the hard disk.
Before loading windows he will ask you to pick one of those 2...
Just to note im NOT 100% sure, but it surely won't corrupt or damage windows.
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No, I mean that the scenario would like be that I will assemble a computer provided that the operating system is already installed in the hard disk... Will the operating system installed in it get corrupted?... I am using Windows XP
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Shouldn't be any damage to files, unless you destroy the hard disk while installing it to the PC 
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just take care in handling the hard disk...
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No, OS will not be corrupted, but it might not run on the other PC. In that case - don't worry - it will run back on the previous computer.
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The operating system will not be curropted unless you use another OS to modify its file structure in a destructive way (such as renaming or deleting the Systems folder).
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...or onless you drill your hard disk through and crush it with a hammer.
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Then how would I get the OS in the new computer working?...
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If you replaced the hard disk, I think it will automatically recognize the one on the new hard disk...
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Probably yes but not for sure. When you connect HDD you should place it in the boot order in your BIOS settings.
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oh yeah, if it doesn't automatically do it... ^_^
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it will not be corrupted but you must have drivers ready for your new PC coz the INF inside your hard disk is for the previous PC not the new one...
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It will work, but won't be happy.
Windows does a few specific things on install, and it likes system specs to stay the same. Especially the processor brand, as AMD and Intel have different implementations of SSE3/4 and Virtualization. Once again, it will work, but won't be happy.
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BlargHonk, that is assuming that the opperating system is not designed to handle that. I would imagine there being some repair feature (maybe automatically run) that will change the binaries for the various precessor makes. It would make sense that an opperating system be designed to handle that for convenience sake. Perhapse only for newer opperating systems though. The binaries might also exist for both (as code is quite compatct) just it switches between them at run time.
Obviously the drivers are a different story. A nvidia display driver will not work an AMD graphic card for example. If booting from it, do not expect much to work unless you are willing to install new drivers. You can use it as a slave disk no problem unless you do something stupid and delete OS files.
Obviously the drivers are a different story. A nvidia display driver will not work an AMD graphic card for example. If booting from it, do not expect much to work unless you are willing to install new drivers. You can use it as a slave disk no problem unless you do something stupid and delete OS files.
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