Will my old xp work in a new business machine.

I have a dv2120us machine with windows xp loaded. I would like to buy an HP business 6535b with free dos and no operating system and use the xp operating system. Will this work?

 

no. oem os is not transferable to another pc

 

From a technical standpoint: 100% possible
From a legal standpoint: 100% illegal

as boypogi said, OEM licenses are non-transferable. It's stuck with the system it came on, even if that system is no longer used or the OS is no longer installed.

 

I don't plan on using both of them at once the laptop has a dead battery a dead fan and a dead power cord. I could just transfer the old hard drive.

 

Sorry, let me make myself more clear.

 

but it's absolutely legal to transfer other software, like antivirus.

 

I managed to get Win XP Pro running in my DELL Vostro 1400.

I had problems initially.. WinXP Pro (SP1) wouldn't install and i got the BSD (blue screen of death)!..

I was surprised as I hadn't come across BSD while installing XP Pro before.. One of my hobby is to look for used/older models of perfectly working desktops/notebooks.. upgrade the hardware to max (i.e. RAM, DVD R/W, decent capacity HDD, etc) and sells it for a nominal price to my friends that needed a basic computer or for young kids to use.

I called DELL support.. they have the right not to entertain me as the Vostro 1400 came with FREEDOS.. but the support personnel was helpful and told me that the BSD was due to WinXP Pro (SP1) couldn't recognise the SATA HDD. The work around is to disable the SATA capability in BIOS.

I managed to get WinXP Pro installed and working perfectly for the last 12 months.

I am now looking to buy another notebook urgently for office use and have to have WinXP Pro as OS. The reason is that I will be installing several proprietor applications for my work and these only works in WinXP.

I have thought of getting another DELL but their pricing for the specifications I wanted is out of my budget. I am currently looking into Compaq, Acer, ASUS & Lenovo. I am concerned I might come across the BSD whilst trying to load WinXP Pro.

I have checked many manufacturer and forum sites, and also spoken with the resellers of Compaq, Acer, ASUS & Lenovo.

From various forums.. the general consensus is that WinXP Pro can be loaded but you need to get around the BSD.. depending on the version of WinXP Pro you have and your intended notebook.. the solution could be as simple as mine (disable the SATA function in BIOS, but i am not sure your intended notebook allows you to disable the SATA!) or recreate your WinXP cd to include support for the SATA (this is a bit too technical for me!) or get the latest WinXP SP3 as it has SATA support (I daren't recommend the latter 2 methods as I haven't try them to prove it works!)

The advice I got from resellers is a bit mixed!.. Those selling HP & Acer said it could be done but only on certain models.. but they daren't guarantee me that it would work on the models i wanted! However, those selling ASUS & Lenovo claimed it is not a problem at all..

But I am not too keen on ASUS nor Lenovo as I heard there could be reliability issues! I would be using the new notebook for a long term assignment in a remote location and there's no support from any manufacturer within 200km of my place of work hence I need something reliable

good luck in your hunt for a new system.. I'm having my own headache on deciding which notebook to get.. I am tempted to use my proven Dell Vostro 1400 but it would be illegal for me to run the proprietor software in my notebook and to use it for work!