I have an80gb hdd with Win XP Pro on it along with a 2nd SATA 320gb drive. I have a 100gb partition on the 320 will all the data on the 220gb partition. I want to move this hdd to a new pc and install XP on the 100gb partition. Can I go this without losing the data on the 220gb partition? I will back-up just in case, but it would be nice to have it transfer. "So I have that going for me....Which is nice" AMD 3700+ San Diego, OC 2.6ghz MSI K8N Neo4 Ultra-F 1.0 Corsair Value Ram 5122 BFG 7600GT OC WD 80GB, 8MB 7200rpm SATA HDD Ultra 500W V-

Yes, the data 220 gb partition will remain intact providing you don't do something stupid like format the wrong drive. Any applications on this 220Gb partition will have to be re-installed. Stuart

If I were you, this is what I will do: I will install Windows plus all applications on the 100gb partition only - without touching the 220GB partition. After that I will configure the applications to look to the 220GB partition for data files. HOWEVER, I think 100GB partition for Windows is excessive. i_Xp/VistaUser

I may re-partition the hdd before I remove it from my old system. I was going to install windows on the 100 as it was already there. Is it worth making a smaller partition when I format? "So I have that going for me....Which is nice" AMD 3700+ San Diego, OC 2.6ghz MSI K8N Neo4 Ultra-F 1.0 Corsair Value Ram 5122 BFG 7600GT OC WD 80GB, 8MB 7200rpm SATA HDD Ultra 500W V-

with a new install of xp you will have a access denied to the 220 partition. Google taking ownership of files to address that issue. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?