Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

[Dean Mixon]

I am going to reformat my C drive. Can the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard use my D drive to store items
being transferred rather than having to burn them to a CD?

I ask because I just found out that there is something
wrong with my burner.

Thanks,

Dean Mixon

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Dean,

What is D? If it's another partition or hard drive, then sure as long as
sufficient space is available. Just be careful when you do your disk work in
preparation for the new install. You might want to consider doing a repair
install instead, which will preserve your files and settings as is.

Follow these steps to do a repair install:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Dean Mixon" > wrote in message
...
> I am going to reformat my C drive. Can the Files and
> Settings Transfer Wizard use my D drive to store items
> being transferred rather than having to burn them to a CD?
>
> I ask because I just found out that there is something
> wrong with my burner.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dean Mixon

[Dean Mixon]

Thanks, Rick

I had never heard of the repair install option
before. My D drive is a separate, large video drive, so
room is not a problem. My Windows is on a Ghost recovery
disk, so my only option is a complete redo. Otherwise
the repair install is definitely what I would do.

Dean Mixon

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Dean,
>
>What is D? If it's another partition or hard drive, then
sure as long as
>sufficient space is available. Just be careful when you
do your disk work in
>preparation for the new install. You might want to
consider doing a repair
>install instead, which will preserve your files and
settings as is.
>
>Follow these steps to do a repair install:
>
>1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM
drive or DVD-ROM
>drive.
>2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the
BIOS settings to start
>from
>the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your
computer again.
>3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
>4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
>5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of
Windows XP that you want
>to
>repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair
process.
>6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.
>
>Note that you will need your Product Key for this
procedure, so have it
>handy before you begin.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Dean Mixon" > wrote in message
...
>> I am going to reformat my C drive. Can the Files and
>> Settings Transfer Wizard use my D drive to store items
>> being transferred rather than having to burn them to a
CD?
>>
>> I ask because I just found out that there is something
>> wrong with my burner.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dean Mixon
>
>.
>