rafip said:
I have a temporary HDD (40G), and want to install Windows XP home edition on a new one (120G).
How can I copy the old internet explorer configuration, favorites ect' to the new win XP installation?
How can I copy the old mail, personal address list and other outlook express configuration?
How can I copy all my internet dialing connection settings too?
You can use the File and Settings transfer Wizard if you want to do a
clean install - read Gary Woodruff's article on Files and settings
Transfer at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
But I would (and do) handle such a situation by 'cloning' my current
system's partition onto the new drive. What I use is BootIT NG, from
http://www.BootitNG.com ($35 shareware - 30 day full functional trial)
Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng to
make a boot floppy.
With the new drive plugged in as slave/secondary, boot the floppy,
Cancel Install, entering maintenance, then click on Partition work.
Highlight your C:,Copy, then on left select the new drive (HD1),
highlight the Free Space in it, and Paste.
You might then consider a resize up a bit. Or leave some free space so
as later to make a new separate partition it
Now click on 'View MBR' and in it highlight the entry for this new C
partition and click the 'Set Active' Click 'Write Standard MBR' and
Apply.
Close out, swap the disks to make the new one the one that boots, and
reboot into XP.
