Wanting to install XP to my old ME desktop machine

My XP notebook recently took one too many spills into it and I think its been vaporized inside (it smells of burnt circuitry and does nothing when tried to start).

Thankfully 2 weeks ago I had backed up the entire 30 GB HD to a 320 GB portable HD.

What I am contemplating is to install the XP system onto my old (unused for years until now) ME desktop, after backing up the ME desktop's 40 GB HD to the 320 GB portable hard drive.

Info:

My owner's XP disc is SP1.

The XP notebook that fried was a Compaq 2135US.

The ME desktop is a 5008US (5000 Series) Celeron 800MHz with 128KB Integrated L2 Pipeline Burst Cache, Up to 11MB Allocated as Video Memory, 40.0 GB Hard Drive. It now has something like 382 MB of Ram (not too good I think, I think there's room for more, if I can find it...cheap).

What I'm trying to do is to possibly restore my XP notebook system onto the ME chassis, after I update the ME chassis with the XP system.

Just trying to bridge the time until I can pick out a new notebook.

Is this doable?

Thanks

Brian

ps...the ME chassis 5008US specs:

Compaq Presario 5008US Specs


Presario 5008US
5000 Series
Internet PC
March 2001
Model
COMPAQ PRESARIO
5008USCompaq P/N – 470010-766
Standard
Features
Dimensions
& Weights (W x L x H) Unit: 17.3″ x
8.76″ x 16.55″ (25.3 lbs.)Package: 13.13″ x 22.44″ x 24.06″ (36.6 lbs.)
Processor
Intel Celeron ™
800 MHz processor
System Bus
100 MHz system bus
Cache
• 32KB L1 Pipeline
Burst Cache• 128KB L2 Pipeline Burst Cache
System
Memory 128 MB 100 MHz
SyncDRAM, two total DIMM slots upgradeable to 512 MB (SyncDRAM
DIMM required)
Hard Drive
40.0 GB UltraDMA
Hard Drive
CD-ROM
Drive 40X CD-ROM Drive
CD-RW
Drive 4X CD-RW Drive
Modem
56K ITU V.90 modem
Multimedia
Graphics Direct AGP 3D
Graphics with up to 11 MB video memory• 64-bit hardware-accelerated 3D graphics

• Video Player (AVI, MPEG2 and others)

• Maximum non-interlaced resolution of up to 1600 x 1200 @
75 Hz (when supported by monitor)
Audio
Integrated ESS
Allegro• Audio CD player

• Organize and play digital MP3, WMA or personal CD audio
files on your PC

Compatibility/Compliance Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)Plug-and-Play
Expansion
Slots (Four total) • One PCI slot
with modem installed• Three PCI slots open for expansion
Expansion
Bays (Six total) • 3.5″ 1.44 MB
diskette drive• Hard drive

• CD-ROM drive

• CD-RW drive

• Two drive bays open for expansion
I/O
Interfaces • Four USB ports
(2 front, 2 back)• Serial RS-232C compatible, DB9 connector (16550)

• Parallel EPP/ECP standard centronics-compatible interface
(DB25 connector)

• RJ-11 phone jacks (1 input, 1 output)

• Audio ports (line-in, line-out and microphone-in)

• Two PS/2 ports

• Monitor connection (VGA)
Power
Supply Steady-state 250
watt power supply
Diskette
Drive 3.5″ 1.44 MB
diskette drive
Mouse
Internet Scroll
Mouse
SOFTWARE

Preinstalled Software Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 

Most likely not.

The ME PC is capable of running XP although slowly. But it is a matter of licensing of the XP system.

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The XP SP1 disc is from the notebook?

My guess is that if you tried to boot the SP1 Cd in the Compaq desktop it would tell you that it is not the correct machine for that disc and quit right there.

If you tried to just image the notebook HD to the desktop HD then XP would not boot because the hardware is too different.

I don't think there is any way to run XP off the desktop even temporarily with that disc. You could try booting from it but I think it will tell you it is the wrong machine.

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There is definitely no way to get your notebook HD to run as before using the desktop PC. Or even when you buy a new notebook. Programs will have to be installed to the new notebook. The best you can hope for is to be able to access personal document, pictures music etc. and copy them to the new OS.

 

Is the 5008US chassis just not capable to run XP? (I neede to look up XP min requirements).

I am used to slow machines.

Thanks for the feedback.

B

 

Thanks for your input.

As always, as it seems here. I will await a less negative outlook.

Brian

 

The XP disc is an MS one. It looks as though the old desktop should handle running XP....Here's the minimum:

Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition

PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed recommended; 233-MHz minimum required;* Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
1.5 gigabyte (GB) of available hard disk space.*
Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
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Anything would be better than running ME again. I might try to pick up some more RAM for it if I can find it anywhere, cheap.

I'm just not sure about copying the backed up contents from the XP notebook onto the newly installed XP system on the desktop.