Using a previous installation of Windows with Bootcamp

Hello,
I wondering if this is possible. We have a Dell 64bit machine that had some hardware failure so the user has sent up a purchase order for a new MacPro. His hard drive, with Windows XP Pro SP2 64bit, is fine and contains his installation of the Adobe CS2 Suite, MacroMedia Studio Suite and most importantly 3D Studio Max. What we're wondering is this, since we don't have an Intel-based Mac here to test with, can we install the SATA drive from the Dell into the MacPro and have the startup see the Windows installation on the secondary drive. If this is possible this would save a lot of time not to mention the transition from 3D Studio Max to Maya. I didn't see anything like this in the discussion but if someone has some information or a link to a previous discussion that would be great. Thanks for any help offered!
Tracy

I doubt this is possible, and even if it was, it would not be advisable to use an OS that was installed on one computer, then move the installation to a computer with a different processor architecture. Doing that is asking for trouble.
If you have any further questions about Bootcamp, I suggest you post them in Apple's Bookcamp discussion forum.

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OS X Yosemite: If the picture doesn’t fill the TV screen
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daisyvflower wrote:
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Joseph Raygun wrote:
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