A Tale of Two OS Transfers

I haven't felt like posting anything online ever since daddy passed away. Everything else just seems so trivial. I just have to post this particular missive to document solutions for troublesome technical issues that I've been struggling with for an undesirably longer period than expected.

To transfer Windows XP to a different motherboard with a non-Intel storage controller without encountering a BSOD when the original motherboard is dead, use a utility called FixIDE from another PC running Windows XP to modify the Windows XP installation to be transferred.

To transfer Windows 7 to a different motherboard without encountering a BSOD when the new motherboard has a non-Intel storage controller, install the needed controller driver before moving the OS. If the original motherboard is dead, find a PC with an Intel storage controller, boot the Windows 7 installation to be transferred and install the needed controller driver.

If you try to shutdown your newly installed Windows 7 and it reboots instead, make sure all your drivers are updated and don't just rely on the default built-in Microsoft drivers.