Question: Hello.
I had an HP Pavilion laptop. It broke. I checked at a store – the hard drive is OK.
I want to buy a laptop and put the old drive inside the laptop.
I do NOT want to re-install or uninstall anything. I want to use all the programs and files exactly as they were.
I’ve heard this is possible if you buy the EXACT model of laptop again. This is looking very difficult to do.
Is it possible to buy a laptop with very similar specifications?
Which specifications are important in ensuring I can use my old hard drive with no problem.
Processor? Hard drive type of the laptop? Memory? Brand?
I’m assuming the software specs of the laptop I buy won’t be relevant, as I would be using my old hard drive?
Any help would be much appreciated!
Answer:
Hello.
I had an HP Pavilion laptop. It broke. I checked at a store – the hard drive is OK.
I want to buy a laptop and put the old drive inside the laptop.
I do NOT want to re-install or uninstall anything. I want to use all the programs and files exactly as they were.I’ve heard this is possible if you buy the EXACT model of laptop again. This is looking very difficult to do.
Is it possible to buy a laptop with very similar specifications?
Which specifications are important in ensuring I can use my old hard drive with no problem.
Processor? Hard drive type of the laptop? Memory? Brand?Any help would be much appreciated!
I want to buy a laptop and put the old drive inside the laptop.
I do NOT want to re-install or uninstall anything.
Unlikely that will work. But not 100% guaranteed to fail.
I’ve had very similar laptops where trying that failed completely.
I’ve had much greater difference systems where it worked.
We’d ALL like a Windows install to be that modular.
Sadly, it is not. Especially among laptops.
You can try, but don’t be surprised if it fails completely.