bigbw

"Don" wrote:

> bigbw wrote:
> > Dual boot system setup.. Xp on C:, D: is data and Vista on E:..
>
> That description is ambiguous, unfortunately -- typically the letters
> will change when you boot the opposite OS. Normally, Vista will call
> its own partition C: and re-letter everything else as needed.
>
> > I have to
> > replace the D: drive and want to move Vista to it and use E: for storage.
>
> Is E: a third hard drive, or is it a second partition on one of the
> other drives?
>
> > can do a disk copy easy enough, but what do I do to make sure the system
> > still dual boots..
>
> The important thing: where are Vista's \boot directory and bootmgr.exe
> located? And ntldr and boot.ini also, of course.
>
> Sorry..
C: and D: are separate physical hard drives.. There is also a D: which is a
physical drive also..

What I want to do is partition the C: into two partitions.. one will be c:
and one will be D:, then copy E: to D:, or would i have to reinstall vista..
Not likely the programs installed on E: would work after copying to D:
anyway..

hope this is a little clearer..

bw