Re: URGENT!! Please Help! - OS wont boot & need settings for fresh ins

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In news:43D4C105-A726-4EDD-8DA4-86CB84D87EEF@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
111_NeedHelp_111 <111_NeedHelp_111@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to
say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I have a windows xp installation that wont boot, and I'm certain I
> need to do a fresh install. I'm getting stop error x0..7b. Is there a
> way migrate my programs, user profile, program settings, and windows
> settings into the fresh install?
>
> I have access to the drive via another pc to move the non-working
> winxp installation and settings to another partition or another
> drive. Before I do a format and fresh intall on the drive.

Take a look at this site first:

How to perform an inplace upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

Do that, use a different user name then you were using and copy the profile
over and you *should* still have your data and your account settings for the
most part.

Galen
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Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.


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