Re: Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:13:35 -0600

I don't know, you will have to try it to know. 

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
marfers notes for windows xp 
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Matt Dickins" <MattDickins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:039BAEB4-5455-45AA-B07D-85A84388CAB5@microsoft.com...
> Won't there be conflicts with a new drive letter, I could change the 
> letter
> in DOS, last time I did that it wiped my partition (problems with fdisk 
> and
> not being able to change letter of active partition in windows, then would
> all the programs look at the right drive letter in the registry?)
>
> Thanks
> Matt Dickins
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> No, the hkey-local-machine hive in the registry has that stuff, and you 
>> are
>> saving settings in the hkey-current-user hive with the FAST wizard. 
>> MSBACKUP
>> is what you want. (rightclick a drive, Properties, tools tab.)
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
>> marfers notes for windows xp
>> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
>> ..
>> "Matt Dickins" <Matt Dickins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F5AFA9A9-EF8C-49A4-8B74-219E33C9A9AE@microsoft.com...
>> > My active XP (Pro) partition is too small, it needs enlarging. I found
>> > someone else  with a similar problem, but don't want to have to use ASR 
>> > or
>> > buy partition magic. I could use the file and settings transfer wizard 
>> > to
>> > copy stuff over and reinstall on a new primary active partition (new 
>> > HDD),
>> > does it backup group policy, the registry, local security and all the
>> > other
>> > deeper administrative stuff?
>>
>>
>>