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From: duckstandard on 27 Feb 2010 01:22
Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows when windows xp registers
hardware on install. Like this, when you install windows xp it copies
all the files I assume, then reboots, then installs windows.

I was wondering if I could stop the computer before it reboots, put
the drive in another computer and resume the install where it may then
register the motherboard, hardware, and drivers and all that?

I know I have completely stopped the install before it reboots and
start it and it installs just fine, just haven't moved the hard drive
to another computer to resume the install. Any thought on this?
From: rf on 27 Feb 2010 02:09

"duckstandard" <duckstand(a)lavabit.com> wrote in message
news:5214dad9-b641-42c0-a88a-3fbd380159b0(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
> Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows when windows xp registers
> hardware on install. Like this, when you install windows xp it copies
> all the files I assume, then reboots, then installs windows.
>
> I was wondering if I could stop the computer before it reboots, put
> the drive in another computer and resume the install where it may then
> register the motherboard, hardware, and drivers and all that?
>
> I know I have completely stopped the install before it reboots and
> start it and it installs just fine, just haven't moved the hard drive
> to another computer to resume the install. Any thought on this?

Why would you want to do this?


From: duckstandard on 27 Feb 2010 04:35

rf wrote:
> "duckstandard" <duckstand(a)lavabit.com> wrote in message
> news:5214dad9-b641-42c0-a88a-3fbd380159b0(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows when windows xp registers
> > hardware on install. Like this, when you install windows xp it copies
> > all the files I assume, then reboots, then installs windows.
> >
> > I was wondering if I could stop the computer before it reboots, put
> > the drive in another computer and resume the install where it may then
> > register the motherboard, hardware, and drivers and all that?
> >
> > I know I have completely stopped the install before it reboots and
> > start it and it installs just fine, just haven't moved the hard drive
> > to another computer to resume the install. Any thought on this?
>
> Why would you want to do this?

For many reason, one just to see if it can be done. Another is to have
an install ready to work on and with whatever computer it's put in.

Lets say another computer doesn't have a working cd drive, can one
start the install where it merely copies files and stop it just before
it reboots, and then put it in the other computer without the working
cd drive to finish installing and setup on 'that' computer.
From: rf on 27 Feb 2010 05:30

"duckstandard" <duckstand(a)lavabit.com> wrote in message
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>
> rf wrote:
>> "duckstandard" <duckstand(a)lavabit.com> wrote in message
>> news:5214dad9-b641-42c0-a88a-3fbd380159b0(a)z11g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
>> > Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows when windows xp registers
>> > hardware on install. Like this, when you install windows xp it copies
>> > all the files I assume, then reboots, then installs windows.

What happened when you tried it?

>> Why would you want to do this?
>
> For many reason, one just to see if it can be done. Another is to have
> an install ready to work on and with whatever computer it's put in.

What happened when you tried it?

> Lets say another computer doesn't have a working cd drive,

So install a new bloody CD drive.

> can one
> start the install where it merely copies files and stop it just before
> it reboots, and then put it in the other computer without the working
> cd drive to finish installing and setup on 'that' computer.

A whole lot bloody easlier to simpy install a new CD drive.


From: John Holmes on 27 Feb 2010 06:09
duckstandard "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows when windows xp registers
> hardware on install. Like this, when you install windows xp it copies
> all the files I assume, then reboots, then installs windows.
>
> I was wondering if I could stop the computer before it reboots, put
> the drive in another computer and resume the install where it may then
> register the motherboard, hardware, and drivers and all that?
>
> I know I have completely stopped the install before it reboots and
> start it and it installs just fine, just haven't moved the hard drive
> to another computer to resume the install. Any thought on this?

The way to do this properly is:
Install windows normally, then run "sysprep" to bring the installation in
a state from which you make an image. Install this image on as many
harddrives as you desire, put them in as many computers as you'd like and
on first boot windows setup runs and will install it's native drivers.
Ofcourse, you'll still need the hardware specific drivers.
For more info, read this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302577

HTH

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