I have read several posts of the restore process and can't find anyone who chose to update their hardware at the same time of a restore (ie:MB, SATA drive from non SATA)  Is this possible if I have the correct drivers for the new hardware?  What about the XP OS and the installed programs, is there a wrinkle there?<br><br>Thanks for any help!  This is something I am going to attempt tonight.<br><br>VR<br>Dennis © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:06:29 Zbc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssuggestions/thread/bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0#bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssuggestions/thread/bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0#bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0knutsondhttp://social.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=knutsondI have read several posts of the restore process and can't find anyone who chose to update their hardware at the same time of a restore (ie:MB, SATA drive from non SATA)  Is this possible if I have the correct drivers for the new hardware?  What about the XP OS and the installed programs, is there a wrinkle there?<br><br>Thanks for any help!  This is something I am going to attempt tonight.<br><br>VR<br>Dennis Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:36:13 Z2009-01-16T21:36:13Zhttp://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssuggestions/thread/bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0#4715bdcf-fdd1-4d2a-80e8-75f182378049http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whssuggestions/thread/bc2e7121-8b46-4f44-b594-0c931cf059a0#4715bdcf-fdd1-4d2a-80e8-75f182378049Olaf Engelkehttp://social.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Olaf%20Engelke Hi Dennis,<br>there is currently no reliable way to restore an OS backup from WHS (or other imaging software, maybe besides certain Acronis editions) to different hardware in a way it still boots.<br>Often it works, if you change the settings for the SATA controller in Bios to be IDE compatible, if the HAL is the same for the new hardware.<br>In all other situations at least for Windows XP a repair installation (with a SP3 slipstreamed installation CD) should do the job.<br>Best greetings from Germany<br>OlafMon, 19 Jan 2009 10:49:12 Z2009-01-19T10:49:12Z