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Re: Copying Hard Drives



Nick Long wrote:

> hmmm, interesting - i think you *could* do a duplication in between
restarts
> from an XP setup. in essence, the restart before you set up specific
> hardware. just don't install the rest of XP - boot up using the Ghost
disc
> instead.
>
> that way, with the new dupe'd harddrive, you basically finish the
setup
> process with that machine's hardware.
>
> would that work?
>
>
> <<Remember too that windows XP (and the newer offices I think?)
tie
> activation with hardware if you're using legit copies>>
>
> That's XP Home Edition only isn't it?

Depends on the product key you use on installation.

The only ones I have used other then a preactivated prebuilt PC have been
select
and MSDN versions, both which are free of that nonsence.



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