Install XP HDD in a once vista machine

Closed
larry - Jun 22, 2011 at 05:23 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Jun 22, 2011 at 05:40 PM
Hello,

I have a Vista machine with no HDD. Can I install a fully loaded XP HDD

Related:

1 response

xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Jun 22, 2011 at 05:40 PM
NO.

When you install Windows it customizes itself to the hardware it finds on the motherboard. Most likely your MB chipsets are generations apart and XP will not boot.

Good Luck
0