User/Programs From different system install,same drive,diff partit

[Guest]

I just upgraded my system with a new motherboard and I was expecting problems
with Windows XP Pro. I could not boot into my installation. I had looked
around on the internet and suggested remedy was to do repair from the XP cd.
This did not work.

What I ended up doing was partitioning part of my drive and installing
Windows XP Pro on that. This gave me two partitions (~100GB and ~15GB) The
installation that is 15GB is where the new installation resides. I want to be
able to continue to use all my programs that are on the 100GB partiton. Is
there a way that I can have the installation on the 15GB partition look to
the 100GB partiton to get things I need (Installed Programs, User Data, etc)
I would like the installed program list to have all the programs that are
installed under the ~100GB.

I have the Retail CD for XP Pro.

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

Repair installations do work so there must be something else wrong or maybe
you didn't do the repair correctly.

No.

 

[Guest]

I there anyway to preform the tasks of a repair from the new installation (on
the 15GB drive)?

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

Not that I'm aware of.

You can still retry repairing
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm the installation from
the CD.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Derek

Look at option #2

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/winxp.htm

 

[Guest]

This is Derek "Deek" B
Note: I cannot log into the install on the 100GB partition only the temp
install on the 15GB partition