Moving WinXP

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I'm using 2 OSes on my PC.
1st is my main OS - WinXP Pro (Installed on drive D),
2nd is my backup OS - WinME (Installed on drive C).

I had many problems with the WinME so I like to remove the WinME by deleting
the windows and program files folder on drive C and somehow move my main OS
from drive D to C.

Is there a simple way to do it without reinstalling my WinXP on drive C?

I managed to make a ghost image from drive D and restore the following
folders (not the whole image) to drive C: "Documents and Settings", "Program
Files", "Windows".
And I changed all the records in the registry (from the RegEdit) that had
links from drive D to drive C.

most of the application work fine, but there are still couple programs that
do not work.

Is there a way to make it more clean and easy?

 

[Jerry]

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"Alex Levi" <AlexLevi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E35869AA-5F07-42BE-AFA4-EE85B1F85CF4@microsoft.com...
> I'm using 2 OSes on my PC.
> 1st is my main OS - WinXP Pro (Installed on drive D),
> 2nd is my backup OS - WinME (Installed on drive C).
>
> I had many problems with the WinME so I like to remove the WinME by
> deleting
> the windows and program files folder on drive C and somehow move my main
> OS
> from drive D to C.
>
> Is there a simple way to do it without reinstalling my WinXP on drive C?
>
> I managed to make a ghost image from drive D and restore the following
> folders (not the whole image) to drive C: "Documents and Settings",
> "Program
> Files", "Windows".
> And I changed all the records in the registry (from the RegEdit) that had
> links from drive D to drive C.
>
> most of the application work fine, but there are still couple programs
> that
> do not work.
>
> Is there a way to make it more clean and easy?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

This may work at best sporadically for many applications, but your best bet
is to format and reinstall clean windows and all applications on the C:
drive, as the method you've chosen, just moving everything from C: to D:
does not correct the thousands of registry entries containing D: path/folder
names, that now lie on C: after the move.

--
"SpongeBob SquarePants"
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?"

Small Note: If you want to learn how to fix/do something, I'll point you to
it, but if you want me to do your work for you, it will cost you $50 USD per
hour - your choice.

"Alex Levi" <AlexLevi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E35869AA-5F07-42BE-AFA4-EE85B1F85CF4@microsoft.com...
> I'm using 2 OSes on my PC.
> 1st is my main OS - WinXP Pro (Installed on drive D),
> 2nd is my backup OS - WinME (Installed on drive C).
>
> I had many problems with the WinME so I like to remove the WinME by
> deleting
> the windows and program files folder on drive C and somehow move my main
> OS
> from drive D to C.
>
> Is there a simple way to do it without reinstalling my WinXP on drive C?
>
> I managed to make a ghost image from drive D and restore the following
> folders (not the whole image) to drive C: "Documents and Settings",
> "Program
> Files", "Windows".
> And I changed all the records in the registry (from the RegEdit) that had
> links from drive D to drive C.
>
> most of the application work fine, but there are still couple programs
> that
> do not work.
>
> Is there a way to make it more clean and easy?