Is there a less ARGHH! way of backing up data on a hard drive than copy to CD. i was going to install a fresh copy of windows XP so the hard drive will boot on my new comp:

AMD 64 3200+
512 Pc3200 ram (soon to be 1GB)
Proactive A8V-E deluxe NW MOBO
Geforce 6600GT <--YES YES YES!! FINALY!!
200GB Maxtor hard drive
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Back to my question:

Put as simply as i can.. I want to keep file on my hard drive but wipe windows off it, so that i can install a fresh version on my new comp.. so that it will be set up with all the drivers ect to run on this comp =)

Can i do this? am i able to partision a space and copy over to it... without having to format the hard drive?

any ideas .. 18GB of music has taken me a while to collect and loosing it would reeealllyyy P me off.

if you have space to parition then yes or you could get partition magic and repartition and move files.

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Symantec Ghost or Acronis Drive Image

Wouldn't even frighten an ordinary house cat.

You need a second hard disk internal or external or can span across multiple CDR(W)'s or DVDR's

hth

Ceri

Purchase a DVD writer and backup your music files before you lose them!!!!!

A DVD writer is definitely the answer here.

Look for a second drive that will accomodate all you want to keep. Then temporarily install it and copy off what you want.