![]() This description is for my attempt to migrate my (very complex) Win XP computer setup from an older machine to a newer one. But I work more through the GUI, and am less skilled with the commandline. Migrating Win XP to a different computer.įirst, let me express my profound thanks to Saikee for his expertise and tireless dedication to helping fellow Linuxians! I'm a pro computer tech, and have used Puppy Linux and other distros for years to help deal with balky Window$ computers. I often put away the source for safe keeping as the backup and start using the clone immediately. ![]() Remember the target is a 100% clone and works exactly as the source disk. In conclusion you don't need to do anything. MS Windows do not know how to handle such a situation and so they may change the system files as a way to protect themselves. However a MS Windows system, like Xp, is more interfering and it could de-activate the activation code resulting both copies of the MS Windows unable to run in a belief the system has been attacked. ![]() The disk order dictates which disk get booted first. If by mistake both disks are present then the boot loader would simply boot up the first one it finds and this seems to be the case for both Linux and MS systems. In a correct procedure after cloning either the target or the source should be removed as there is no need to have both disks to confuse the operating system. Only if you reboot the system then the confusion would materialise. ![]() This does not cause confusion as the system has already been booted and the boot loader is not in charge. This number is used by some boot loaders and so it is cruisal that the boot loader can locate the correct partition to boot.Īs dd duplicates faithfully each hard disk so you will end up with two hard disks having two set of identical UUID or GUID. It is up to the operating system to generate it. The same number is used in both systems except it is called by a different name. I believe the protocol is an agreement between all the major operating systems and for the Linux it is call UUID whereas for the MS system it is called GUID. Yes nowadays each partition is given a unique idenfication. ![]()
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