Re: How can I to install XP from hard drive?

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Ron Badour wrote:
Try google.com for questions like this and you will find among others:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/578/windows-xp-installing-from-harddrive/

"st" <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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For earlier Windows NT versions it was possible to copy I386 folder
to hard drive and use winnt32 to install it. However, when I tried
it in XP, it gives an error and terminates. Is it still possible?

I didn't check that link in detail but it appears as though it'll work
OK. Something that makes me leery though is that they guy apparently
doesn't backup but instead simply keeps his My Documents on another
partition; something pretty dangerous to the health of his data,
longterm.
It's also very seldom such a new install of XP is ever needed and the
author seems to do it rather readily and for not so good reasons.
Where he'll spend at least 2 hours reinstalling XP and rebuilding the
system, and often up to 4 or more hours getting everything re-customized
where a proper backup can recover even a completely trashed h ard drive,
or a new one, in less than a half hour, often around 15-20 minutes in
many cases. You'll find few knowledgeable XP users who agree with him
and IMO his information is a little suspect for those reasons.
So ... I would make a solid effort to verify his information before
proceeding in order to insure he hasn't left something out or copied the
info from its source incorrectly.

A little paranoia can be a good thing,

Twayne


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