The easy answer: no.

The compicated answer: When Windows is installed on a computer, it makes thousands of files that are hardware specific. These little files help Windows correctly utilize the various functions of a computer included by the manufacture (processor, co-processor, memory, southbridge accesories, etc.) For this reason, every installation of Windows is unique to the make and model of computer you are using. If you were to plug your harddrive into your new laptop, Windows would not be able to run properly because many of its instructions will no longer be processed correctly. If you are lucky, Windows might boot up. However, you would be plagued by constant crashes, slow performance, etc.

The best way to get the information into your laptop would be to pop open your desktop, install the laptop drive (you can leave it hanging, cause it wont have a slot), set the jumper on the back to "slave", and the jumper on the back of the desktop's main drive as "master, and boot up. You will be able to access the harddrive, so you can make backups, burn CDs, email files, etc.

I wouldn't bother parting out the laptop. Laptop hardware changes so fast (depending on what Chinese factory has the fastest, cheapest generic hardware parts available at any given time) and parts are never interchangable with other makes and models. I would be suprised if you sold anything but the battery and screen for a few bucks.

Cassidy