pintree3

Yes I wasn't 100% sure and now I am. thank you / merci happy New year

Thanks ponch. What I meant was: Can I now use the nLite software to make/create a bootable drive from my G: drive. In other words I would make a nLite copy of my OS using my original CD and what is now on my G:drive (including drivers and Windows updates) and then USE this made nLite CD after formating and changing the connections of the HDD. So I would then have the 2 physical drives set properly, the soon-to-be OS one would be formatted and then use the nLite CD created above to do fresh install of Windows. Can I do this? OR does creating an nLite Windows CD now, since the OS is on G: possibly create a problem later in re-installation? If in the creation of a nLite CD, the software, also copies registry paths presently on the OS and other paths then I would assume that because of this path-copying then nLite could not be used. On the other hand if paths are not copied but 'UNDERSTOOD' to be C: then I have nothing to worry about. thanks again

I have/had 2 physical hard drives. After I replaced one HDD, where the OS was, somehow the tech at the shop (where I bought the PC and had the HDD replaced) did the wiring and jumpers wrong. Anyhow, in installing Windows XP Home I had no choice but to place the OS in the 2nd (new drive) which was G: and NOT C: (C; and D; partitions/drives were taken from the other drive where I had files--this was my backup drive). Having work to do I had no choice but do the WIndows installation on G: which now only boots with the CD still in the drive. Anyhow, since Windows was updated with SP3 and other updates I was wondering if it is safe to do a slipstream CD seeing that I will need to get the image (or whatever you call it) and files from the OS which does not sit on C but rather on G: Or to put it simply, does the fact that presently my os is not on C: but rather on G: and that I need to use the original install CD to boot from make a difference or not? Thank you