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Hi,
I have Registry Corruption and need to do a :"Non-Destructive
Recovery"( it's an HP Computer); I have 2 HD'S - the original 80 Gig "C " and
a 250 Gig "E" Drive(s).
I want to transfer the contents of my C drive over to my E drive Temporarily
and then, put it back after the Recovery Procedure.
My Questions is :
!.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C" contents
will be.
Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ? and,
2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E" Drive
easily ?
Thanks.
 
In rman7600 had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Hi,
I have Registry Corruption and need to do a :"Non-Destructive
Recovery"( it's an HP Computer); I have 2 HD'S - the original 80 Gig
"C " and a 250 Gig "E" Drive(s).
I want to transfer the contents of my C drive over to my E drive
Temporarily and then, put it back after the Recovery Procedure.
My Questions is :
!.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C"
contents will be.
Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ? and,
2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E"
Drive easily ?
Thanks.
Click to expand...

First... It's not an HP computer any more - it's your PC. <g> Sorry but I'm
off on a bit of a rant.

Now, is it nessesary? With a non-destructive recovery you'd be doing the
same thing as a repair installation. That means your software and data
should remain intact.

How can you? Well, that depends on what you want to move, what's now on the
E drive, and what level of access you have to the PC right now. Perhaps a
gander here:

Backup! Image/Clone:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/advanced/image-clone.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
However, if you use the "backup" of C to E, and use it to restore, then you
could as well restore the troubles that justified the non-destructive repair
!!
MS has a tool to transfer settings here :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...1c-3613-4aac-a305-5ed88f5d4caa&DisplayLang=en( all in one line)Another one exists but I do no more find it's name.Anyway, if you repair, then only settings ( wallpapers, menus, favorites,data, mails ...) should be saved / restored, not windows or apps, or youwill perhaps restore the problems.Have you already tried to restore registry to a previous state ?Phil"Galen" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de In rman7600 had this to say:>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:>>> Hi,>> I have Registry Corruption and need to do a :"Non-Destructive>> Recovery"( it's an HP Computer); I have 2 HD'S - the original 80 Gig>> "C " and a 250 Gig "E" Drive(s).>> I want to transfer the contents of my C drive over to my E drive>> Temporarily and then, put it back after the Recovery Procedure.>> My Questions is :>> !.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C">> contents will be.>> Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ? and,>> 2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E">> Drive easily ?>> Thanks.>> First... It's not an HP computer any more - it's your PC. <g> Sorry butI'm off on a bit of a rant.>> Now, is it nessesary? With a non-destructive recovery you'd be doing thesame thing as a repair installation. That means your software and datashould remain intact.>> How can you? Well, that depends on what you want to move, what's now onthe E drive, and what level of access you have to the PC right now. Perhapsa gander here:>> Backup! Image/Clone:> http://kgiii.info/windows/all/advanced/image-clone.html>> --> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)> http://dts-l.org/> http://kgiii.info/>> "We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,> which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply> there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -> Sherlock Holmes>
 
Hi,

You don't always need to do a destructive recovery, there is a procedure
here:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

You can do this using the boot floppy set if you don't have a disk for
booting the Recovery Console.

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot floppy

As to your questions:
1.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C" contents
will be. Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ?
Click to expand...

No, it's not necessary. Create a folder on the E drive, then copy the data
you wish to save into it. Don't bother with programs and such, as they will
need to be reinstalled anyhow.
2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E" Drive
easily ?
Click to expand...

Now there is the tough question. If you cannot boot the system, then you
need to work from outside of it. The Recovery Console is not capable of
these operations, so you need to use something different. You could use
something like BartPE (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/) or NTFSDOS pro
(http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDosProfessional.html) to recover
individual files. Or, you could use something like BootIT NG
(http://www.terabyteunlimited.com) to image the entire partition and save it
as a file on the E drive.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Galen said:
In rman7600 had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:


First... It's not an HP computer any more - it's your PC. <g> Sorry but I'm
off on a bit of a rant.

Now, is it nessesary? With a non-destructive recovery you'd be doing the
same thing as a repair installation. That means your software and data
should remain intact.

How can you? Well, that depends on what you want to move, what's now on the
E drive, and what level of access you have to the PC right now. Perhaps a
gander here:

Backup! Image/Clone:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/advanced/image-clone.html

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes


How can you? Well, that depends on what you want to move,
Click to expand...

I want to move my whole C Drive onto a Partition on my E Drive.
How do I create a Partition ? Thanks.
 
Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi,

You don't always need to do a destructive recovery, there is a procedure
here:

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

You can do this using the boot floppy set if you don't have a disk for
booting the Recovery Console.

Using the WinXP Boot floppy set:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Boot floppy

As to your questions:
1.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C" contents
will be. Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ?
Click to expand...

No, it's not necessary. Create a folder on the E drive, then copy the data
you wish to save into it. Don't bother with programs and such, as they will
need to be reinstalled anyhow.
2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E" Drive
easily ?
Click to expand...

Now there is the tough question. If you cannot boot the system, then you
need to work from outside of it. The Recovery Console is not capable of
these operations, so you need to use something different. You could use
something like BartPE (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/) or NTFSDOS pro
(http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/NtfsDosProfessional.html) to recover
individual files. Or, you could use something like BootIT NG
(http://www.terabyteunlimited.com) to image the entire partition and save it
as a file on the E drive.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

rman7600 said:
Hi,
I have Registry Corruption and need to do a :"Non-Destructive
Recovery"( it's an HP Computer); I have 2 HD'S - the original 80 Gig "C "
and
a 250 Gig "E" Drive(s).
I want to transfer the contents of my C drive over to my E drive
Temporarily
and then, put it back after the Recovery Procedure.
My Questions is :
!.) I was thinking of "Partitioning" My HD so I know where my "C" contents
will be.
Is this necessary ? And if so, How do I partition the "E" Drive ? and,
2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E" Drive
easily ?
Thanks.
Click to expand...

2.) HOW can I transfer the contents of my "C" Drive over to my "E" Drive
easily ?
Click to expand...
Now there is the tough question. If you cannot boot the system,
Click to expand...

Sorry, about not being clear. I CAN Boot the System( I don't know if I'll be
able to again. I admit;But, I stated my Computer after about 20 tries). So,
I'm on my Computer now.
 
In rman7600 had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
I want to move my whole C Drive onto a Partition on my E Drive.
How do I create a Partition ? Thanks.
Click to expand...

Third party software is best...

Ranish Partition Manager:
http://www.ranish.com/part/

Using something from the first link - I recommend Acronis TrueImage
personally - is an even better idea and WELL worth the investment.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
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