[OT] Moving XP from C: to D:

[Mart]

I've currently got XP on drive C
but it's the slowest drive on the
system now that I've got a second
hard disk in two partitions.

I want to move XP from C to
D, hopefully without having
to reinstall all the software I've got.

My idea is to use the Files & Settings
Transfer Wizard to move all my settings
to drive D and then do a fresh install
of XP on drive D. Now, this is the
part I'm most interested in - would
it be possible to use the registry editor
to export the registry as a file then
import it again once XP has been
transferred, to maintain the integrity
of the files currently on drives C and D?

I'm grateful for any help you can give.

 

[JAD]

after you move your XP, any software that was installed, will for the most part will not function. as the shortcuts and registry
bindings to c: will be incorrrect.

 

[methylenedioxy]

after you move your XP, any software that was installed, will for the

most part will not function. as the shortcuts and registry

bindings to c: will be incorrrect.

Export the registry and then remap the swapped drive to c:
simple

 

[Strontium]

Drive Image springs to mind...

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Mart stood up at show-n-tell, in [email protected], and said:

 

[JAD]

My idea is to use the Files & Settings

most part will not function. as the shortcuts and registry
Export the registry and then remap the swapped drive to c:
simple

 

[Chimera]

It's possible, but unless you have infinite patience and time, chances are
the registry is chocko full of references to the C:, and that will be very
difficult to change.
What may work is to do a full system transfer from the old to the new, then
make the new drive C. Whatever path you take, it will be fiddly, and I
myself would always opt for a fresh install.

 

[John Hall]

I would use Ghost and simply clone C: to D: Then you switch the jumpers
slave to master, and master to slave, and reboot. It's that easy. I have
done it many times when upgrading hard drives in my 3 pc's.

JK

 

[Paradox]

I would use Ghost and simply clone C: to D: Then you switch the jumpers
slave to master, and master to slave, and reboot. It's that easy. I have
done it many times when upgrading hard drives in my 3 pc's.

Agree - that's the easiest way.

Other option is to do a clean install on D:, then swap jumpers etc and then
use file and transfer wizard to migrate the data.

Rob

 

[John]

Use Norton Ghost (or Powerquest DriveImage)