Unless it is an identical computer.

I hate trying to move a hard drive from one unidentical computer to another.
Sometimes, you can make it work, and others, not. I wouldn't recommend it.

"DaveW" wrote in message
news:2_rDb.563062$Fm2.527776@attbi_s04...
Windows needs to be installed on a harddrive using the motherboard that it
will be used with. Otherwise you get nasty Registry errors. You can't
'pre-install' it using another computer successfully.

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DaveW



"Cameron Rooke" wrote in message
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I pre installed win 2000 on a hard drive for a friend (works fine in my
system). When I put it in his machine it gets past the dell boot screen
and
on to the "starting windows 2000" screen. When the progress bar is full
it
jumps back to the boot screen and goes through the same process untill I
switch it off. Please help.

Dell Optiplex G1 350 MBR+ Bios rev A03
128mb