How do I Migrate an old PC to a New one???

[FFactory0x]

Basically, my father has a older p3 600 computer with his 5 gig hd full to the brim running win 2000. He just bought a brand new Dell with winxp installed and an 80gig hd. How would he be able to migrate his hd to the new one so basically it would be like he never switched computers. He wants everything the exact way it is on the old comp.
The only problem i saw was that the drivers and complete harware change would cause havok on windows.

I actually have this program that just came out cause intellimover which is a migration tool but have not used it.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Slave your father's old hard drive to the new hard drive.

Try Norton Ghost 2003, ghost disk to disk. Your father's data remains in tact.
Boot into safe mode, and delete all the old hardware, EIDE controllers, sound card, etc, etc. Boot into normal windows, and let Windows rebuild the hardware.


Becareful how to ghost disk to disk, or you will wipe out your dad's data by accident.

 

[FFactory0x]

how would i delete all hardware? I mean theres lots of data settings, profiles etc you name it on this drive

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: FFactory0x
how would i delete all hardware? I mean theres lots of data settings, profiles etc you name it on this drive

After the BIOS screen, click F8, select Safe Mode. Log into the workstation. Right Click over my computer. Choose Hardware Tab. Select Device Manager, then start clicking on devices to delete drivers.

i.e. "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers", delete what pops underneath.

After you reboot into normal windows mode, you might need install some new drivers like the Intel files, etc that came along with the Dell PC, sound, video, etc.

USB 2.0 definetly, it should all be on that Dell disk. Worse for wose, you have to goto Dell's site and download them manually for Win2k, which I think you might have too for some USB 2.0 stuff.

Good luck.