a31 xp installation on x41?

[ganon11000]

I have no DVD drive for my x41, need windows xp (not Linux) and have a xp disk (OEM - works with IBM / lenovo keys )

Could I install the disk to my 8GB 200X lexar CF on the A31 and use it in the X41? Or is there driver / licence issues?

[RealBlackStuff]

If your X41 has the correct COA, no problem using that CD.

[Neil]

But, if you talking about installing on the A31, then moving the drive to the X41, I don't think that's going to work. There will certainly be driver issues, and you'll most likely get a Windows Protection blue screen when trying to boot.

You just need to find a USB DVD drive, the cost is much less than the aggravation of trying to use creative installation methods.

[ganon11000]

BSOD Lol, tried wintoflash, but its sooooooo slow on my laxar 200X CF (IDE adapter) card - 40+MB/s read 6-8MB/s write, anyone else have any hints?

BTW I have xp oem sp0 :p

[farmall]

You can move XP drives from machine to machine, which in effect is the same as a motherboard swap.

The thread is famous:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2007/09/ ... g-windows/

You can also make a bootable XP USB flash drive to do the install on the hard disk in the X41.

http://wintoflash.com/home/en/

The last method is

http://www.overclock.net/t/101421/how-t ... ical-drive

[ganon11000]

I just got a USB ide DVD adapter and getting a msata 64gb crucial M4 ssd with a msata to pata adapter (stupid lenovo adding a sata To ata adapter chip >:( ) and will be using windows 7 (or 8 since I have a key for it but it doesn't like my GPU - loads of BSOD!)