I had a clone of the C: drive made when I bought this computer from a   
   local shop.  It is mounted inside the computer.  I have never hooked   
   up the cables to see if it works.   My question is if I disconnect the   
   present C: drive with Win XP on it and hook up the cloned drive,   
   keeping it in its same present position inside the computer, will it   
   then boot, or do I have to move it to the position inside the computer   
   where the current C: drive is?   
      
   I'm thinking of encrypting the C: with full disk encryption and would   
   like to make sure I have a backup of my OS in case of disaster with   
   the present C: after I encrypt it.  I do have my Windows XP install   
   CD,  but the last time I tried using it the damn thing told me the   
   registration serial number was not legit.  How can that be when I   
   bought it with the computer and it used to work without a problem?   
      
   I haven't tried this seemingly simple thing because I'm not   
   technically inclined and I don't want to find that I screwed up my   
   computer by trying this, especially since my original install disk is   
   giving me problems.   
      
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