new install of windows xp

[Vernon L. Gratt]

Hi guys,

I recieved some really good advice from some members, but I have one more question. Rather than reinstall windows xp,because I don't like the idea, can I
copy my existing windows onto my my second hard drive. The other drive is drive d:\ ,so if I do this and format drive drive c:\ can I keep my e mail provider and all my other programs. If so after I transfer my programs back after installing a new copy windows can I format drive D:\ and have two fresh drives. Sound complicated I hope not. Please help me guys.

 

[mak]

no u cant copy your existing onto another drive

 

[Vernon L. Gratt]

Sorry Mark

I said I would copy windows xp to my slave. What I meant was can I transfer windows xp to that drive using disk imaging program. Then could I save all my settings.

Thanks

 

[kraugie]

You can image that over and then grab your whole folder under documents and settings and transfer all your settings back... in theory. If you are reinstalling because of a problem, you might copy the problem back, and all the shortcut icons of programs you dont have installed on the new installation will be there too. Thats really a minor annoyance as you can delete those, but i dont recommend doing it at all, i have and ran with it for a couple months before i started running into problems, but it also depends on what programs you are running... in short the result will be different for each different configuration. Basically NOT RECOMMENDED

 

[Vernon L. Gratt]

reinstall

Thaks loads for the advice.