Drive shot, can I reinstall XP on a new drive?

[macx]

By virtue of problems I won't elaborate on,
I think my new drive in my new computer
is now just a paper weight.

I had just installed XP Home, and hadn't
even hooked up to the net yet so it isn't
registered.

Will I have a problem installing that same
XP in a new replacement drive? (due to
registration etc) I've got another drive
in that same computer I could reinstall
everything on till I can get a replacement
for the one I was using for the C drive
with all the apps - but would eventually
like to have XP & all other apps on a
separate physical drive from the remaining
functional drive in the computer now.

If so, there must be some way to do that?
(I know how to physically transfer the files,
I'm talking about registration)

Thanks!

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Get the replacement HD, so that you can leave the other one in place with all its contents.
Then install XP from scratch, followed by all the other programs, on that new HD. You have 30 days from installation to register/activate XP.
Should you have any problems, just one phonecall to M$ will clear them.

Just out of curiosity, how did you manage to screw up a new disk?
Only reason I can think of is that it was faulty to begin with.
Personally I would put in a good IDE harddisk (e.g. Seagate Barracuda) for the OS, rather than a SATA, if that is what you had.

 

[macx]

First, THANKFULLY, I did NOT screw up the drive.

I worked my way thru the BIOS setup again this
morning, using the manual as a guide, and when I
finished, the drive came alive & so did XP!

Apparently I had disabled that drive on one of my
trips thru the BIOS. (I'm on a perpetual learning
curve with this type of activity)

I'm even on the net with the new unit (this post)
and have got XP activated and all is better today
than it was a couple days ago.

Thanks so much for your reply & concern!

 

[kirock]

Noobs, they're just so adorable. :haha: