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I recently built a new rig with a 60 GB HDD. Black Friday sale papers whic I already checked show that BestBuy is selling a 160 GB HDD from WD for $30. I need more space so I'm going to buy that. Once I switch the HDD and go to reinstall the OS, will I have to buy a new copy since I'm installing it on the same system just with a different HDD?
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Not likely, but XP will let you know if it does not belong there.
It appears you have no experience with the XP setup. Microsoft decided billions a year in profits is not enough, so they have done two things with XP. First, if you read the fine print, XP is leased to users, not owned. 2nd, the last thing most users of XP want to do is reinstall XP, especially on a system not connected to Internet! You should be able to use XP once you have it installed onto your new HD, just make sure you connect to Internet before 30 days are up. If you do not, XP will deactivate. Also, if you have a PC makers CD with XP on it, make sure the damn thing boots or works before you do anything irreversible. Unless you are very PC Operating System savy, I would consider just installing your big HD, along with your current HD and use the big HD as a second HD.
You can use a cloning utility such as Casper XP, I have done so and as long as you stay with the same MOBO and other installed hardware it works fine.
http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/02zwd11/casper_xp.htm
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