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So, I finally finished rebuilding my computer. I have a Windows install on it already, XP Professional from my previous version of this computer. It boots nice and works fine, but I'd like to re-install windows just to make it play nice with the new mobo's ACPI and such. Is there a simple way to do this without having to have to re-install everything I already have? I have at least half the drive full of programs alone, and I don't have much time to re-install all of them.
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Simple. Add a second hard drive dedicated to Windows.
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How would that allow me to run my currently installed apps, if it's a new environment? The only reason this computer clings to windows is for gaming, and by installing windows on a new drive, my currently installed games won't run.
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Yet again, simple. Make the windows one the slave, the other the master.
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Post by totokan »

Thanks, but I finally found my Vista disk, so I'll re-install with that as a new install instead. Anybody know if EAX and X-Fi are working on it yet?
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