hard drive thingy

Hey im gunna get upgrades for my computer..Ill get a new keyboard and mouse and 120 gb harddrive but this doesnt matter...wat matters is this question.>>>>>>>>>>>>"After i get my new harddrive and install it, of course im gunna take my other one out after i uninstall it...Will all the memory from my OLD hardrive be gone?(i mean all the programs like quicktime, AIM, and stuff like that.) After i install my NEW harddrive will my computer be "formatted" after i uninstall and take out my OLD one?

 

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After i get my new harddrive and install it, of course im gunna take my other one out after i uninstall it...Will all the memory from my OLD hardrive be gone?

yes

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After i install my NEW harddrive will my computer be "formatted" after i uninstall and take out my OLD one?

no

you need to learn to install and set up a hd,and learn how to ghost {clone}ye hd to retain your orignal operating system

look for norton ghost for a starter
here
http://www.symantec.com/Products/enterprise?c=prodinfo&refId=865


go here to read
How to partition and format a hard disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

 

I do have this ghost backup

 

could u tell what to do with this norton gohst back-up thing?

 

also i hav to tell u that i dont have the windows cd to reformat..Its somewhere lol...but what im tying to say up there is when i install my new HD will the programs still be there?

 

when you install your new hard drive, everything that is currently on your computer will be on your old hard drive. if you clone your old drive to your new one, you can then keep your old one for backup purposes or do whatever you want with it. if you can't clone the drive, you need a windows cd to install windows on the new drive. from there, you can keep both drives in your computer (assuming you have the boot order set properly) and then just copy your files from your old drive to your new one. reinstall your programs and you're good to go.

personally, i'd just leave the old drive in there. it's just more space to back stuff up on or just to store to in general.

 

thx for the advice!!
@ Auslander QUOTE=and then just copy your files from your old drive to your new one. reinstall your programs and you're good to go.


By reinstall your programs, do u mean in installing all your programs back? I thought that once u clone ur old drive to the new one, all the programs from my old one go into my new one.So wat do u mean by reinstalling ur programs? Does this mean that i just download the windows xp from my old HD by "cloning" and i install my old programs again from like that website/cd???

 

by the way im not leaving my old one in there..My reasons =D

 

Also very nice poetry!!!