okay, on my new computer...i have a brand new hard drive with XP. On my old hard drive is XP also, but customized. How can I boot my computer on the 2nd hard drive to run the file/setting transfer wizard, then boot on the first drive to copy the file/setting stuff to?

 

just hook the old hd to your secondary ide cable and run the file setting transfer wizard on ur new os, it should ask you where to look, just point it to the old hd.

 

oh..the master hd is serial ata. i think i tried that and it didn't work.

 

oh...and i have to run this wizard on the "old" OS...so i NEED run XP from the old drive to "collect" my settings and such.

 

so hook up the old hd to ur old pc and run the wizard and save the file's somewhere on the old hd then connect it to an ide cable. Or do you not have the old pc?

 

so much work!! thanks, i'll try that too.

 

yes it is, new pc and old settings is a major pita. I just start fresh, then again I like to format and re-install everything every 6 month'sh:

 

Just throw the 2nd HD in the new PC. XP's boot manager should be smart enough to give you dual boot options.

 

but won't it have issues because of different hardware?

 

Oh it'll bitch when you boot it up but it'll run well enough to handle some file transfers. Biggest problem will probably be video card drivers, and worst case he'll be stuck at 640 x 480.