Can I move my W2K Pro HDD from i1400 to T40p?

[thinkie]

Hope someone here has tried this. I have W2K Pro installed on a Hitachi 60Gb 7200rpm drive in an old i1400. Now I would like to move the drive complete, as-is, to my new T40p, which has the same model hdd.

Microsoft does not support this sort of migration, I learned here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694/

A year ago I tried moving the hdd to a different model i-series, and got a "Stop 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error message.

Has anyone had success with the following method, found here ( http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... ;822052#6e )? (quote)

A "Stop 0x0000007B" error message occurs when you start your computer after you install a new motherboard
When you start your computer after you install a new motherboard, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen:
STOP: 0x0000007B: (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Cause
This problem may occur if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE controller that uses a different chipset than the original motherboard.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, restart Windows 2000 Setup and then repair the Windows 2000 installation. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer by using the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks or from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

Note To start your computer from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM, your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM drive or DVD drive. For more information about how to configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM drive or DVD drive, see the documentation that came with your personal computer or contact the manufacturer.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER.
3. Read the license agreement, and then when you are prompted to accept the Windows 2000 licensing agreement, press F8.
4. Select your current installation of Windows 2000 (if it is not already selected), and then press R.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to repair your installation of Windows 2000.

(end quote)

Many thanks for all the help found here over the years.

[pjain]

Hope someone here has tried this. I have W2K Pro installed on a Hitachi 60Gb 7200rpm drive in an old i1400. Now I would like to move the drive complete, as-is, to my new T40p, which has the same model hdd.

Microsoft does not support this sort of migration, I learned here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249694/

A year ago I tried moving the hdd to a different model i-series, and got a "Stop 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" error message.

Has anyone had success with the following method, found here ( http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... ;822052#6e )? (quote)

A "Stop 0x0000007B" error message occurs when you start your computer after you install a new motherboard
When you start your computer after you install a new motherboard, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen:
STOP: 0x0000007B: (parameter1, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
Cause
This problem may occur if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE controller that uses a different chipset than the original motherboard.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, restart Windows 2000 Setup and then repair the Windows 2000 installation. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer by using the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks or from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.

Note To start your computer from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM, your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM drive or DVD drive. For more information about how to configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM drive or DVD drive, see the documentation that came with your personal computer or contact the manufacturer.
2. At the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER.
3. Read the license agreement, and then when you are prompted to accept the Windows 2000 licensing agreement, press F8.
4. Select your current installation of Windows 2000 (if it is not already selected), and then press R.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to repair your installation of Windows 2000.

(end quote)

Many thanks for all the help found here over the years.

Don't try it unless you want recurring problems in the future, even if you do manage to boot up.



MOD EDIT: It is not really necessary to quote a very long post, use the parts you want to answer or make the point with.

[mfratt]

Your best bet is to just back up your data, and copy it to a fresh install of xp on your T40p.

[GomJabbar]

While I personally haven't tried it, I think in your situation I would look into: ThinkVantage System Migration Assistant v5.1. Alternatively, I would use backup software to create a backup of your current hard drive, install Windows (same version) on the T40p if needed, then restore your backup - but do not restore hardware settings. You should be able to do this with a program such as StompSoft BackUp MyPC.

[tselling]

I used a repair installation (after I built a bootable XP Pro CD) from a T20 to a T40. Once it booted in the T40 I uninstalled all the T20 drivers (probably should have done this first) and used Software Installer to install the T40 drivers. It is working fine. As I recall it did ask for a COA, I used one from a Thinkpad with a XP Pro installation by looking in the unattended.txt file rather than the one on the bottom of the T40 since I would have to call Microsoft to activate for that one.

[thinkie]

mfratt wrote: "Your best bet is to just back up your data, and copy it to a fresh install of xp on your T40p."

That's what I ended up doing. Popped the old drive into a USB enclosure and dragged (drug?) the data folders to the new drive.

Prior to doing that, though, I tried the repair route (above) which did not work for me; don't remember the details. I was using a spare drive to experiment with, so nothing was lost but my time and effort.

It's a bit much, I guess, for a novice user like myself to expect to be able to cirumvent the security features of the OS. I'm happy. Now getting used to XP Pro; it's a little different than W2K Pro.

Thanks for the assist.