Re: Install XP Pro
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/01/04
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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 06:51:52 -0400
While some applications may run, its doubtful that any will. The necessary Registry entries are not there, on the drive that XP is actually installed on. Additionally, programs that think they were installed on C:, will now be loading from some other drive.
Yes, you're correct that the Backup program, by default, wants to back up everything. This is where you need to be selective in what you backup. Additionally, you should look at the Files and Settings Transfer wizard for backing up the data you want to migrate to the new installation.
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
In short, no, what you want to do won't work.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Pierre" <pl.carry@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:Otz$EO7dEHA.712@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >I am going to perform a clean install of XP Pro. No alternatives, thanks. > I have backed up "files and settings". > Doing this I noted that the system backs up all files and settings on all > partitions of the two HD in the PC (Root C+E+F), second HD (D+G). > > I understand from the different postings that I will have to reinstall all > the programs. > This is a pain and I wonder if the following will do the trick. > A pain because many of these applications were downloaded. I saved them but > did not relabel most of them. > And since producers have not agreed a coding for their appli, most carry > cryptic short names that do not elicit the true appli name. > > I have a third HD (USB: H) on which the backup was done, but there is plenty > of space on it. > I copy my second HD onto the third disk (this is just data, no applications) > > I clean the second HD > I physically remove the root disk (C+E+F) > I install the cleaned second HD in the bay where the root was. > I install XP from the CD. > It would install on this second clean disk, right? > > I then put back the olde root disk in the second bay. > It has all the applications. > Nothing should prevent me from starting applications from a disk which is > not the root? Right? > Shortcuts would have to be all updated, small work. > > Where else, registry, whatnot would such a ploy fail? > > Thanks, > > Pierre > >
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