[Discussion] OS Refresh after Hardware Upgrade

[Derek W. Keoughan]

Carl Gehr wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2007 07:32:58 -0400 (EDT), Stanley Sidlov wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 28 May 2007 09:11:09 -0600, Don Burch wrote:
>>
>>> One of my IT tech guys always advocated reinstalling the last windows 
>>> service pack after making any hardware changes.
>> Windows, especially XP and Vista generates an ID code that is partly based on the hardware 
>> configuration when installed and it is matched at each boot. It's a part of the 
>> 'authenticated windows' authorization. Windows allows some hardware changes to happen, 
>> video, sound cards, new printers and it will generate a new code when these 
>> happen-sometimes, but there are lot's of stories where it did not happen and people have 
>> had to call MS and convince them that they did nothing wrong and to give them a new key to 
>> run windows. But changing a MB or changing a boot hard drive can cause XP/Vista to think 
>> that you've cloned it to another system and it wants you to get a new key from MS. Windows 
>> Repair Install is a way around this. I don't know what reinstalling the last fix for 
>> windows would do....
>>
>> OS/2-eCS is much more generic as Derek said, and it doesn't call home to tattle about 
>> upgrades. 
> 
> Sorry to muddy up Don's question, but this is very closely related.
> 
> I was told by someone who knows a lot more about PCs and installing
> than I do that you cannot clone an OS/2 boot drive, replace the HD with
> a *different* brand/model HD and then just restore the cloned backup. 
> His rationale was that, during the OS/2 install, there is something
> unique to the HD that is placed in the kernel [I think that's where he
> said it went.] that would not match the new HD.
> 
> I did not think this is true, but as I said, he is far more of an
> expert than I.
> 
> Who is correct?

In short, "he's not".  I clone that install partition I mentioned above 
to every machine I ship out of here with eCS 1.2R on it - boots just fine.

-Derek

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