take data from an old pc to a new one question

well , hello everyonei finally bought a new pc, it isnt the #$% or something like but its decent (at least for me) so i would like to transfer the info from my old hard drive to the new one. ive though about buying a usb cable to connect the hard drive via USB or connect directly the old hard drive inside my new rig.things to take in mind:new hard drive: 500gb windows vistaold hard drive: 80gb (yeah it sucks) windows xp virus?maybetake data from an old pc to a new one question
I just put the old drive in my new rig and kept using it. I use it as a backup OS and small data drive, i don't even bother moving the files to my main system drive i just use them straight from the old one.take data from an old pc to a new one question
it doesnt matter if it have a diff OSalso, can i have installed two different OS in one hard drive and choose which to use whenever i want?
Or you can buy an enclosure to make an external hard-drive
[QUOTE=''MonsieurX'']Or you can buy an enclosure to make an external hard-drive[/QUOTE]and that is?
[QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''MonsieurX'']Or you can buy an enclosure to make an external hard-drive[/QUOTE]and that is?[/QUOTE]Something like [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817707157]this[/url].You put your hard drive in there and then you can use it as an external hard drive via USB
[QUOTE=''MonsieurX''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''MonsieurX'']Or you can buy an enclosure to make an external hard-drive[/QUOTE]and that is?[/QUOTE]Something like [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817707157]this[/url].You put your hard drive in there and then you can use it as an external hard drive via USB[/QUOTE]ok thanks, but i wouldnt have any problem if i connect my old hard drive inside my new pc
[QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']it doesnt matter if it have a diff OSalso, can i have installed two different OS in one hard drive and choose which to use whenever i want?[/QUOTE]

Yes, have each OS on a seperate partition.



When putting the old drive in your new rig make sure you remove the old drivers first.
[QUOTE=''markop2003''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']it doesnt matter if it have a diff OSalso, can i have installed two different OS in one hard drive and choose which to use whenever i want?[/QUOTE] Yes, have each OS on a seperate partition. When putting the old drive in your new rig make sure you remove the old drivers first.[/QUOTE]its the first time im going to do something like this, which are the steps to do it?
[QUOTE=''markop2003''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']it doesnt matter if it have a diff OSalso, can i have installed two different OS in one hard drive and choose which to use whenever i want?[/QUOTE] Yes, have each OS on a seperate partition. When putting the old drive in your new rig make sure you remove the old drivers first.[/QUOTE]anyone know how i do that or what that means?
[QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''markop2003''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']it doesnt matter if it have a diff OSalso, can i have installed two different OS in one hard drive and choose which to use whenever i want?[/QUOTE] Yes, have each OS on a seperate partition. When putting the old drive in your new rig make sure you remove the old drivers first.[/QUOTE]anyone know how i do that or what that means?[/QUOTE]

Basically, drivers are system files that are involved hardware integration into the OS. Basically, when you change the hardware components change, you are going to need to change the drivers. You can do that by going to device manager and selecting uninstall.
[QUOTE=''Luminouslight''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''markop2003''] Yes, have each OS on a seperate partition. When putting the old drive in your new rig make sure you remove the old drivers first.[/QUOTE]anyone know how i do that or what that means?[/QUOTE] Basically, drivers are system files that are involved hardware integration into the OS. Basically, when you change the hardware components change, you are going to need to change the drivers. You can do that by going to device manager and selecting uninstall.[/QUOTE]so after i plug my old HD into my new pc i have to uninstall the drivers?
[QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''Luminouslight''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']anyone know how i do that or what that means?[/QUOTE] Basically, drivers are system files that are involved hardware integration into the OS. Basically, when you change the hardware components change, you are going to need to change the drivers. You can do that by going to device manager and selecting uninstall.[/QUOTE]so after i plug my old HD into my new pc i have to uninstall the drivers?[/QUOTE]

I would do it before. Otherwise you may have some issues.
[QUOTE=''Luminouslight''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''Luminouslight''] Basically, drivers are system files that are involved hardware integration into the OS. Basically, when you change the hardware components change, you are going to need to change the drivers. You can do that by going to device manager and selecting uninstall.[/QUOTE]so after i plug my old HD into my new pc i have to uninstall the drivers?[/QUOTE] I would do it before. Otherwise you may have some issues.[/QUOTE]si before i put the old HD into the new pc i uninstall everything that looks like a driver (lol) ?
[QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''Luminouslight''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']so after i plug my old HD into my new pc i have to uninstall the drivers?[/QUOTE] I would do it before. Otherwise you may have some issues.[/QUOTE]si before i put the old HD into the new pc i uninstall everything that looks like a driver (lol) ?[/QUOTE]Yes.Leave the old hard drive in your old PC.Uninstall the soundcard driver, graphics card driver, modem drivers, anti-virus software, etc... etc...Then transfer the hard drive to the new PC.
Just put the drive in your new PC, whether you hook it up internally or buy an external enclosure for it. You won't have any problem copying files off of it, but Windows XP will refuse to boot in your new PC - it does not handle complete hardware changes very well. Besides, you suspect it is virus infected, why would you want to attempt to keep using it?I hope you have a virus scanner going in Vista to avoid infecting that, too.
[QUOTE=''dbowman''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX''][QUOTE=''Luminouslight''] I would do it before. Otherwise you may have some issues.[/QUOTE]si before i put the old HD into the new pc i uninstall everything that looks like a driver (lol) ?[/QUOTE]Yes.Leave the old hard drive in your old PC.Uninstall the soundcard driver, graphics card driver, modem drivers, anti-virus software, etc... etc...Then transfer the hard drive to the new PC.[/QUOTE]

There's no point uninstalling utilities like AV software. You only have to remove the video, sound card and motherboard drivers.
[QUOTE=''markop2003''][QUOTE=''dbowman''][QUOTE=''TIGERLIONX'']si before i put the old HD into the new pc i uninstall everything that looks like a driver (lol) ?[/QUOTE]Yes.Leave the old hard drive in your old PC.Uninstall the soundcard driver, graphics card driver, modem drivers, anti-virus software, etc... etc...Then transfer the hard drive to the new PC.[/QUOTE] There's no point uninstalling utilities like AV software. You only have to remove the video, sound card and motherboard drivers.[/QUOTE]Would the new AV software not conflict with one on the old HDD?
[QUOTE=''dbowman''][QUOTE=''markop2003''][QUOTE=''dbowman'']Yes.Leave the old hard drive in your old PC.Uninstall the soundcard driver, graphics card driver, modem drivers, anti-virus software, etc... etc...Then transfer the hard drive to the new PC.[/QUOTE] There's no point uninstalling utilities like AV software. You only have to remove the video, sound card and motherboard drivers.[/QUOTE]Would the new AV software not conflict with one on the old HDD?[/QUOTE]

No, it wouldn't boot with the OS on the new drive. When booted to one of the drives you'ld only be using the AV on it's drive, the other drive would act like a data drive.
[QUOTE=''chefkw'']Just put the drive in your new PC, whether you hook it up internally or buy an external enclosure for it. You won't have any problem copying files off of it, but Windows XP will refuse to boot in your new PC - it does not handle complete hardware changes very well. Besides, you suspect it is virus infected, why would you want to attempt to keep using it?I hope you have a virus scanner going in Vista to avoid infecting that, too.[/QUOTE]i need to transfer a lot of data from my old HD