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If you have a new Windows XP computer and an old one had Windows 95 can you take the old hard drive and install it in the new computer so you may use the programs on that drive?
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∙ 14y ago
While you can certainly physically install the drive (providing your computer still has an IDE controller), you are unlikely to be able to run most of the programs on the drive. Most Windows applications write data to a special database called the "Windows Registry". Since Windows 95 will not actually be running, the applications will not be able to access their registry settings, and most will fail to work. Applications that store their data in an .ini file in their program directory (mostly applications from Windows 3.1 and prior) should still work.
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∙ 6y agoyes, but you can't use most programs on the drive
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