reinstalling Windows XP Pro without losing data

[David Young]

I only have one partition on my hard drive and need to
reinstall Windows XP without losing my progams or
settings. Can I use a utility like Partition Magic 8.01
to create a second partition, then intall the OS in the
newly created partition, move my applications, folders
and files there, then uninstall the original XP and move
things back there or will I lose my data and applications
in the process?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I only have one partition on my hard drive and need to
| reinstall Windows XP without losing my progams or
| settings. Can I use a utility like Partition Magic 8.01
| to create a second partition, then intall the OS in the
| newly created partition, move my applications, folders
| and files there, then uninstall the original XP and move
| things back there or will I lose my data and applications
| in the process?

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

I only have one partition on my hard drive and need to
reinstall Windows XP without losing my progams or
settings. Can I use a utility like Partition Magic 8.01
to create a second partition, then intall the OS in the
newly created partition, move my applications, folders
and files there, then uninstall the original XP and move
things back there or will I lose my data and applications
in the process?

David,

just an amplification to Carey's message---there is no
well-known way to move an installed application from one Windows
installation into another. You would always have to reinstall
the programs.

That's why it is often better to do a repair installation, i.e.
install Windows again like an upgrade to itself.

Hans-Georg