BSOD error can i just put in a hard drive that has xp ?


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    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
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    BSOD error can i just put in a hard drive that has xp ?


    i am getting BSOD with error process initialization error even with my factory asus windows 7 disc. With no disc i get error of missing boot mgr. Can i just put in a hard drive out of an old pc that has xp???
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    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
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    If you swap in a drive with a pre-installed OS from a PC "with different hardware" the drivers etc will not match and you will likely get lots of error messages, if not a BSOD or failed boot. You need to fix the problem and or re-install the operating system.
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    windows 7 home premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks


    thanks
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