Thanks.

It sounds complicated and tricky.  If this happens I will pass on your
instructions to the helpdesk guys, who are the folks who would be doing the
actual work.

> From: "Glenn Meadows" 
> I'm going to be doing the same thing here shortly.  Only difference (maybe),
> is that I'm going to build the box instead of buying a pre-built (Dell,
> etc.).  Two of our label VP's have some of the worst/old machines in the
> company.  They have LOT's of stuff installed, and are running Win2K
> (limpingly).
> My hardware upgrade path will be to build a new machine, sans OS, buy 2 new
> copies of Win2kPro for them.  With the drives still bare, I will GHOST the
> existing HD's to the new ones, and on first boot with the Ghosted new HD in
> the new machine, to a "refresh/upgrade" type of install,
where Win2K will
> install into the same directory as it was on the old machine, letting it
> detect the new hardware on the new MB, and then install the appropriate
> drivers from the CD that comes with the MB.
> That way, the old system is still intact in case there are problems. Once
> everything is up and working, the old systems can be
"cleansed" of the other
> apps that moved to the new machine, and be used for interns that work
> through here on 90 day periods as Internet Marketing machines. (Part of many
> of the interns jobs is to visit the various chat rooms and start a buzz, or
> talk up some of our new releases. )
> That's how I would do it. (And am going to do it).
> --
> Glenn M.
> "Ellen K"  wrote in message
> news:709242.a27af4{at}harborwebs.com...
>> OK, hardware-challenged Ellen here:
>> 
>> I want them to give me a better box here.  Is it possible to clone over
> exactly
>> what's on this one if the new box has a faster chip and a bigger hard
> drive, or
>> do I hafta reinstall and reconfigure everything from scratch?  Currently
> have
>> W2Ksp3 and new box would also.
>> 

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