XP and slave hard drive

[Jim]

I've got a 120gb hard drive which is on the verge of failing. I took it out
intact, (OS and all) put in a new one, and got it up to speed. Can I put
the old one back in as a slave even though the operating system is still on
it and it was a primary C: drive? There may be some files I left behind
that I want. Is there anything special that I need to do first?

Thanks!

[Plato]

Jim wrote:
>
> I've got a 120gb hard drive which is on the verge of failing. I took it out
> intact, (OS and all) put in a new one, and got it up to speed. Can I put
> the old one back in as a slave even though the operating system is still on
> it and it was a primary C: drive? There may be some files I left behind
> that I want. Is there anything special that I need to do first?

Sure, keep in mind tho that a failing hard drive may phark the entire
ide channel thus not letting you boot at all with your new primary.



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http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Alex Nichol]

Jim wrote:

>I've got a 120gb hard drive which is on the verge of failing. I took it out
>intact, (OS and all) put in a new one, and got it up to speed. Can I put
>the old one back in as a slave even though the operating system is still on
>it and it was a primary C: drive? There may be some files I left behind
>that I want. Is there anything special that I need to do first?

Just set it as a slave and plug in (or plug it in on a cable on the
second controller). It will be seen as just a data type partition, and
you can copy things over


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Alex Nichol]

Jeeshan wrote:

>
>I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
>
>Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?

No, because it is needed before any user logs on, to find his personal
registry information (in the ntuser.dat and related files that must be
left where they are). But you can move any individual user's My
Documents (and other My folders): make a folder for each user on the
other drive. From that user's logon, open a window on it and on
C:\Documents and settings\username\ to show My documents, then with the
*right* mouse button down, drag it across and take *move* here.

I *think* you could also do that with the Shared documents folder in the
C:\D&S\AllUsers, but have not had occasion to try.

Also in Internet Options, click Settings for Temporary Internet files
and Move folder to the other drive


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks

[Les C]

it's very easy Just make a folder on the new drive called my documents, then right clcik your my documents folder thats on the desktop and clcik MOVE then find My Documents on the new drive and click ok, it will the move all files and folders ion to the ne
w drive and any program switches there are like word, excel etc. will change as well

"Andrew E." wrote:

> You can create space several diffrent ways,a good start,go to search at
> microsoft,type:Q307889 However the other choice is to move xp from C:
> to the larger slave drive.Simply have the slave formatted with a primary
> partition,once done,go to run,type:XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> D: being the letter of slave,any letter will work,in the DOS window,agree
> to all.Once its finished,shutdown computer,reset slave as master,set the
> jumper pins and youre thru,eventually reformatt current C:,use as storage.
>
> "Jeeshan" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I needed more disk space so I have added a larger second hard drive to my computer as a slave. I would like to move the location of the "shared documents" folder off my master hard drive, which is getting low on space, to the slave which is empty.
> >
> > Is there a way to move all the entire "documents and settings" folder location to the slave drive?
> >
> > Thanks