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So my computer quit working last week. Technician told me it was due to
leaking capacitors, and promptly replaced _all_ the machine's gutts
(motherboard, CPU, memory, power supply!).
So I'm left with a nice machine that won't boot my hard disk (reboots
in loops, whether I choose safe boot, last good configuration...). I
got XP Pro/SP2 installed in there, and a lots of time went in the
configuration of the OS/programs.
I wisely thought of doing a repair install, but my XP installation CD
doesn't offer me this option: you know, I can erase the partitions, or
reinstall XP.
So, if I reinstall XP on another hard disk, I know I will (probably) be
able to recover the data from my first drive.
BUT (please please please) is there a way to IMPORT my old XP
configuration? Ideally, I would like to import everything: data,
programs and their configuration (registry?), OS configuration (system
files, file associations, drivers...)
Please tell me it's possible! from my layman's chair, it seems like a
simple "copy everything from D: to C:" would do the trick, but this
sounds too simple... and some files would be protected anyways...
Any help?
So my computer quit working last week. Technician told me it was due to
leaking capacitors, and promptly replaced _all_ the machine's gutts
(motherboard, CPU, memory, power supply!).
So I'm left with a nice machine that won't boot my hard disk (reboots
in loops, whether I choose safe boot, last good configuration...). I
got XP Pro/SP2 installed in there, and a lots of time went in the
configuration of the OS/programs.
I wisely thought of doing a repair install, but my XP installation CD
doesn't offer me this option: you know, I can erase the partitions, or
reinstall XP.
So, if I reinstall XP on another hard disk, I know I will (probably) be
able to recover the data from my first drive.
BUT (please please please) is there a way to IMPORT my old XP
configuration? Ideally, I would like to import everything: data,
programs and their configuration (registry?), OS configuration (system
files, file associations, drivers...)
Please tell me it's possible! from my layman's chair, it seems like a
simple "copy everything from D: to C:" would do the trick, but this
sounds too simple... and some files would be protected anyways...
Any help?