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    I just put a laptop drive with amd vista into a intel desktop and it booted succesfully

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by RainMotorsports, May 2, 2011.

  1. RainMotorsports

    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    Best i remember 2000/XP were tied to the northbridge and Vista/7 where no different. Both machines were HP's with Vista licenses (laptop home premium, desktop business) only thing I can think of as far as activation not freaking out as well.

    So yeah hard drive was installed in a Athlon/Turion 1.8 based system and then i put the drive into an intel core 2 duo desktop and it booted. To the best of my knowledge this shouldnt have worked... anyone?

    EDIT - Funny enough its still showing the make and model of the laptop
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Should work fine, just that some hardware will have to be re-detected by Windows.

    Regarding activation, I suppose both installations were OEM and tied in to the HP BIOS.
     
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    Windows usually has intel drivers built-in so change from AMD to Intel works but the other way around might crash to "hdd not found or not accessible error". Sometimes fallback to basic drivers just doesn't work.
     
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    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i do it all the time. after-xp-times are great. just plug the hdd into what ever system you have around, boot up, wait a little, and use.

    i guess that's why they're preparing an on-the-go-usb-installation of windows 8?
     
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    RainMotorsports Formerly ClutchX2

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    Cool yeah im throwing 7 on there to test out the machine looking to Core 2 Quad swap it and throw a GPU in it after i get a power supply it was a free machine from work just need to test it out before i go spending money on used parts.

    Didnt know it wouldnt bsod when i put it in. If for some reason I end up not using might be able to use my HP disc to put vista back on it and give the machine to my dad save me the trouble of contacting hp for the right disc.
     
    RainMotorsports, May 2, 2011
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