I am in the process of trying to reinstall my MCE 2005 rig onto a new Raptor Hard Disk, using my previous 320GB for backup storage. Problem is that this PC is frequently used by other family members and I can't put it out of action for an entire 2 days while I install Windows and all the other software properly.
Rather than having to unplug my old 320GB hard disk and swap it for the raptor each time I wish to work on the new installation, I was thinking about utilizing a spare HD enclosure by placing the Raptor Hard disk in the enclosure and booting off the Hard Disk . I am also having issues getting the Windows Installer to notice my SATA controller, but it seemed to recognise my WD MyBook Hard Disk as a partition!!
If I was to:
■ install Windows and everything onto the Raptor by placing the Raptor into the enclosure, and then
■ once I had completed all the necessary work,
■ remove the Raptor from the enclosure back into the case connected directly to the motherboard SATA port and then boot off the newly prepared Raptor...
what pitfalls or problems could I encounter in my new installation of Windows? I am going to have to ring up Microsoft to reactive Windows as I am using the same key in my new installation - the other installation will be wiped clean, and its the same computer that I am using since I last activated Windows (I was prompted to reactive after drastic changes in hardware(my graphics card)). The last thing I want to do is sabotage my new installation of Windows. Any warnings would be greatfully appreciated!
Rather than having to unplug my old 320GB hard disk and swap it for the raptor each time I wish to work on the new installation, I was thinking about utilizing a spare HD enclosure by placing the Raptor Hard disk in the enclosure and booting off the Hard Disk . I am also having issues getting the Windows Installer to notice my SATA controller, but it seemed to recognise my WD MyBook Hard Disk as a partition!!
If I was to:
■ install Windows and everything onto the Raptor by placing the Raptor into the enclosure, and then
■ once I had completed all the necessary work,
■ remove the Raptor from the enclosure back into the case connected directly to the motherboard SATA port and then boot off the newly prepared Raptor...
what pitfalls or problems could I encounter in my new installation of Windows? I am going to have to ring up Microsoft to reactive Windows as I am using the same key in my new installation - the other installation will be wiped clean, and its the same computer that I am using since I last activated Windows (I was prompted to reactive after drastic changes in hardware(my graphics card)). The last thing I want to do is sabotage my new installation of Windows. Any warnings would be greatfully appreciated!