busterb,
You may want to get yourself the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (
www.ubcd4win.com) and an eval copy of All Image Pro.
I've used this to make images from one drive to another, and used them to image an ATA drive to an SATA drive.
The driver issue...that may be a bit more telling. Newer drivers attempt to use XP-only features and can cause crashes on a Win2K system. Unless you're running an HP Proliant or Dell Optiplex, it'll be an issue.
Tw is right. You really want to make an image and modify that. UBCD4Win and All Image Pro (or the Drive Image Pro on that CD) can really help you there. We actually use UBCD4Win (built from an XP Service Pack 2 CD) at my largest customer to boot dead HP Proliant servers and get work done on them, as the CD has the latest drivers for the SmartArray RAID controllers (and the latest SATA drivers) on them.
All Image Pro is worth the money, as it simplifies direct imaging. It saved my butt with my ThinkPad.
Newegg has SATA controllers for $20 that you can use.