Desktop items to different HD

[Richard Lowen]

I'm trying to transfer the desktop from one HD that is going bad
to another HD. The desktop has a bunch of files on it that I want
to rescue, and I want to maintain the arrangement of their icons
on the transferred desktop.

I have copied over the Desktop folder in C:\Documents and Settings,
and I've copied the desktop.ini files in C:\Documents and Settings
and in C:\Documents and Settings\AdminAccount\Local Settings,
but the old desktop still comes up when I boot. What other files do
I need to point to the new Desktop folder and to arrange the icons
of its files?


Rick Lowen

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I'm trying to transfer the desktop from one HD that is going bad
to another HD. The desktop has a bunch of files on it that I want
to rescue, and I want to maintain the arrangement of their icons
on the transferred desktop.

I have copied over the Desktop folder in C:\Documents and Settings,
and I've copied the desktop.ini files in C:\Documents and Settings
and in C:\Documents and Settings\AdminAccount\Local Settings,
but the old desktop still comes up when I boot. What other files do
I need to point to the new Desktop folder and to arrange the icons
of its files?

In the time it will take to MAYBE figure this out - couldn't you just
arrange the desktop again?

 

[Richard Lowen]

In the time it will take to MAYBE figure this out - couldn't you just
arrange the desktop again?

It involves more than just arranging icons. It involves moving about
60 files, most of which have old versions on the target HD. Just
copying them to the target HD's Desktop folder doesn't seem to affect
what appears on the target's desktop when booted up.


Rick Lowen

 

[Guest]

I'm trying to transfer the desktop from one HD that is going bad
to another HD. The desktop has a bunch of files on it that I want
to rescue, and I want to maintain the arrangement of their icons
on the transferred desktop.

I have copied over the Desktop folder in C:\Documents and Settings,
and I've copied the desktop.ini files in C:\Documents and Settings
and in C:\Documents and Settings\AdminAccount\Local Settings,
but the old desktop still comes up when I boot. What other files do
I need to point to the new Desktop folder and to arrange the icons
of its files?


Rick Lowen