Re: Moving XP Pro to a new HD
From: Hans-Georg Michna (hans-georgNoEmailPlease_at_michna.com)
Date: 08/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:17:29 +0200
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:57:47 -0700, "Jane Crystal"
<utopianseamaid@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Does that mean that when I'm done with my XP Pro Test install on Drive E
>(10GB HDD), and I just disconnect drive E or reformat it, that I will have a
>problem when next I try to reboot the system to get back into Windows Me on
>Drive C?
>
>Does it also mean that if I choose to keep XP Pro after reformatting and
>removing Drive E as above, installing a larger Drive E (40GB, 80GB, or
>120GB) that I will have a problem putting XP on the new Drive E? Assume that
>XP was neither registered nor activated for the test install on the 10GB
>Drive E.
Jane,
I don't see any severe problems in either of your scenarios. If
you just remove drive E:, the Windows installation will still be
in the boot menu, but that poses no real problem, and you can
remove it from the menu later. The menu is actually stored in
the boot.ini file on C:, but can be edited through the graphical
user interface as well.
>What is a pagefile, and what do I need to know about one?
Windows needs at least one to provide virtual memory. It is set
up and sized through My Computer, Properties, Advanced, virtual
memory settings.
If you delete it while running another Windows installation, it
will automatically be recreated, so no big deal.
To improve performance slightly, if you have more than one hard
disk, put the swapfile (= paging file) on the disk that is used
the least.
Hans-Georg
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