Can I reinstall xp on a computer from 1999?

I have a computer with windows xp intsalled 1999. I use an old software to digitize my vinyl record collection. But the drive is "dying" on me.  Can I put in a new drive hard and then use my original installation disk and reinstall xp and activate it?  I still about 125 records left to record. Someone, please let me know!
Thank you... Cliff Krajewski

If disk hard existing still functional (no has not quite died again), get an external USB enclosure for inexpensive, put the new disk in that hard and then clone the existing drive.  This way, you don't have reinstall anything.

Just make sure that internal drive from enclosure interface corresponds to the new player.  1999-vintage Desktop/Tower computer will probably use a 3.5 "IDE (PATA) drive, so something like this might work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145132

If you have a Western Digital hard drive, you can get a version of Acronis True Image free of WD (http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119) or you can get the software of cloning separately (this is not an exhaustive list and in no particular order, some are free, some not):

Acronis True Image Home
EASEUS ToDo Backup
Paragon Drive Copy or Partition Manager Personal
Casper
Norton Ghost

XXClone

Macrium Reflect free

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