Prof,

I tried that and it stalled out at trying to transfer certain system files (after 6 hours), saying that some program was using them and to close whatever that program that was. Of course, the only possible rogram was Windows itself.

With XP, you do not get a pure dos prompt, you are still within Windows. If you try a safe mode boot with DOS prompt, you still he some system files loaded, and cannot do that.

PS "Pooped" is a new ID I had to create because my original ID nd password are locked away somewhere on the old drive. That's part of why I need to import my old settings.