Ok then i am after moving my hard drive from my old computer (Intel Celeron 1.2 Ghz, poor i know but it has done me proud over the years and it cost under a £100) to my new computer (Intel Pentium 4 2.6 Ghz, tower only got it for nothing though) but I dont want to format it and lose my programs, settings and tweaks and need help to do this. If i did a repair from disc would i lose my data and if not which repair would i use?
not possible; windows will fail to boot because of all of the hardware changes. you have to do a fresh install of your OS. so you have to save all of your programs/music/pictures/documents onto a external hdd.
Are you sure? I have read various guides i found on google but they are all a bit vague so wasn't sure. Thanks though
my main problem is backing up. I havent got a external HD or dvd writer on this PC and i don't fancy trying to back up 50 gig of data on cd's
meh....then your stuck in a sticky situation.......you can backup all your goodies to an online file share site...an external HDD is something very useful i suggest you invest in one as they become really handy over time http://www.mediafire.com/ (just put the files to private) if you want to move all your preferences/documents/background/music and all that goodness you can use the windows file transfer wizard http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx (NOT FOR PROGRAMS) -tripplite
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxppro/installxpcdrepair/indexfullpage.htm http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm are the motherboard chipsets the same as in via, sis or intel or are they different?
