Hello Bonobo,

All that you want to do is possible, there are threads in these forums for
doing a repair install of Xp as well as how to go about swapping hard drives
with Xp already installed.

Do a search on "Repair Install Xp" as well as swapping harddrives with Xp
already loaded on it ( I've gone through it a few months ago ) all went
well the forums here are great....

Cheers and good luck, you'll have no problems doing what you have planned.

"Bonobo" wrote:

> Have somewhat of a problem and not quite sure how to go about solving it and
> remain legal.
>
> Current system is:
> C:\ = Western Digital 40GB (Win98SE) - Going bad
> D:\ = Western Digital 80GB (XP Pro) - Used the most
>
> Current configuration is dual-booted. Very seldom do I use the Win98 and
> have copied and save most of the files I'd want to keep. Both disk are FAT32.
>
> What I would like to wind up with in the end is:
> C:\ = Western Digital 160GB (With copied system from D: above) NEW Drive
> D:\ = Western Digital 80GB (Used for additional storage after everthing
> has been copied to the NEW C: and verified working correctly and old OS
> deleted).
>
> This would then net the original C:\ (WD 40GB) gone.
>
> I've read in various post that one possible solution to the above is to use
> the Drive manufacturer's copy utility to make the move (if there is one).
> Assuming that one exist and it works, then my question becomes:
>
> How will I get the Registry to know that programs now exist on C: rather
> than D:, and are there any other problems I might have to worry about.??
>
> I'm sure this has been asked numerous of times, but I've looked and have not
> found an answer that really makes me comfortable with undertaking the task.
> It's not a matter of will the C: die, but when; and I'd like to make the move
> before it does.
>
> Thanks for any assistance!