Move Operating System

Hi all, I bought a Time computer system had it 6 months and the hard drive packed in, Got in touch with Time Computers and they had gone bankrupt, and like an idiot I paid nearly £400 for the extended warrenty which is of no use at all now.

Is there any way I can put the old Operating System on to the new Hard drive, At the moment it won't except it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Well sir, here's the steps to perform a clean install of an OS

1. Make sure your BIOS is set to boot from CD. (To access BIOS, hit F1, or delete, or whichever key enters setup - it will say on the very first screen after powerup) This setting is under boot sequence, or order, or similar.

2. Insert your OS CD and reboot.

3. For 2000/XP, you will have to hit any key to boot from CD


From there, you can follow the prompts, and it should be as easy as pie!

 

It won;t except the OS CD, It say something like, this system is not meant for this computer.

Thanks any way.

 

Please answer the following:

What operating system are you currently using?

What operating system are you trying to switch to?

What are your computer's specifications?

 

Sorry, I don't have that computer conected at the moment, It won't take long if it needs to be.

The OS is the one that came with the computer already installed (Windows XP Home) and all the other programs pre loaded, that is why I want it back on my new Hard Drive.

The Computer AMD 3000+, 2MB DDR Ram,Motherboard RADEON 9550 SERIES any more than that I will have to set the other computer up.

Thanks again.

 

It sounds like it is not just a Winxp cd. It sounds like it is a restore disk. Some prebuilt systems, like Compaq, look for certain things when you do a fresh install. To make sure it is being used on the system it was sold with. So, since you changed the hard drive, it doesn't recognize it as the right system. I'm not sure if this is your problem or not. However, from what you have said, it does sound like it.

 

Thank you for your help.