Vaanish
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Hi,
I want to reinstall XP (current install is getting a bit clogged and slow, I'm sure you can relate)
But I have some files that I don't want to get rid of, but I can't really burn them on to DVDs, there are too many.
my plan is:
1. Create a partition
2. Move the files I don't want to get rid of from the XP install partition into the new, blank partition
3. Boot with XP disk
4. Format the XP partition, and install again on that partition
5. Copy the files back from the non XP partition into my fresh XP install
6. Delete the non XP partition, and add that space into my XP install partition (so again I'm left with only one logical drive)
Now, I'm no expert on this type of thing, and that was only a theory, so is that possible, and what program would I need to achieve it?
Thanks alot!!!
I want to reinstall XP (current install is getting a bit clogged and slow, I'm sure you can relate)
But I have some files that I don't want to get rid of, but I can't really burn them on to DVDs, there are too many.
my plan is:
1. Create a partition
2. Move the files I don't want to get rid of from the XP install partition into the new, blank partition
3. Boot with XP disk
4. Format the XP partition, and install again on that partition
5. Copy the files back from the non XP partition into my fresh XP install
6. Delete the non XP partition, and add that space into my XP install partition (so again I'm left with only one logical drive)
Now, I'm no expert on this type of thing, and that was only a theory, so is that possible, and what program would I need to achieve it?
Thanks alot!!!