XP reinstall

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I have a compy that needs to have its hard drive wiped and XP reinstalled. I
want to make sure don’t lose any of my information in the process, but the
default “save files and settings” has never worked correctly for me, though
my only experience has been from a couple win98se boxes to XP.

I currently have XP Pro on the c: partition of a 60GB drive, with 10GB being
in that partition. The other partition has not been used much.

I have a freshly wiped and NTFS formatted 30GB hdd that I am thinking about
using. I am considering making it the master, doing a fresh install of XP Pro
on it, then transferring the files with the “save files…” prog. I think that
installing onto a fresh drive that is master would make the system dual boot,
but I am not sure.

Either way, most of the data that needs to be saved is on the current c:
partition of the 60GB drive, and I don’t want to lose any of it.

If anyone knows of a good, well tested, tried and true resource, I would be
much obliged.

Any help will be appreciated.

Much love!

 

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Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx

1. Create a new folder on your Desktop and name it.
2. Open XP's Files and Setting Transfer Wizard.
3. Select "Old Computer"
4. Select "Other" and Browse to the Desktop folder you created.
5. The Wizard will create a file in the folder. The file is named
"USMT2.UNC"
6. Record the "USMT2.UNC" file to a CD, DVD, or external drive.
7. When you have reinstalled XP and your programs, open the
Files & Settings Transfer Wizard and select "New Computer".
8. Select "I don't need the Wizard Disk......"
9. Browse to your CD Drive and insert the CD containing the
"USMT2.UNC" file.
10. Your Files and Settings will begin installing on the new drive.

Note:

The .DAT file within the USMT2.UNC folder should be named IMG00001.DAT
There should also be a file named "status". If you have these two files within
the USMT2.UNC folder, you should only browse to the "USMT2.UNC" folder
when using the wizard.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Zeretul1" wrote:

| I have a compy that needs to have its hard drive wiped and XP reinstalled. I
| want to make sure don’t lose any of my information in the process, but the
| default “save files and settings” has never worked correctly for me, though
| my only experience has been from a couple win98se boxes to XP.
|
| I currently have XP Pro on the c: partition of a 60GB drive, with 10GB being
| in that partition. The other partition has not been used much.
|
| I have a freshly wiped and NTFS formatted 30GB hdd that I am thinking about
| using. I am considering making it the master, doing a fresh install of XP Pro
| on it, then transferring the files with the “save files…” prog. I think that
| installing onto a fresh drive that is master would make the system dual boot,
| but I am not sure.
|
| Either way, most of the data that needs to be saved is on the current c:
| partition of the 60GB drive, and I don’t want to lose any of it.
|
| If anyone knows of a good, well tested, tried and true resource, I would be
| much obliged.
|
| Any help will be appreciated.
|
| Much love!