NEW HARDDRIVE SETUP?

PULLED OUT MY 40GB (C DRIVE) AND PUT IT IN AN EXTURNAL HD USB2 DRIVE AND PUT IN A 120G TO BE MY NEW DESKTOP AND 40G DRIVE IN MY CD DRIVE

(I GOT A EVO PC WITH LIMITED SAPCE)

HAVE FORMATED NEW DRIVE AND INSTALLED XP

BUT HOW DO I TRANSFER PROGRAM FILES INTO NEW HD


DONT WANT ALL BUT WOULD LIKE A FEW WITHOUT INSTALLING PROGS AGAIN

P,S GOT EVERY PROG UNDER THE HILL SO IF THERE IS ANY THAT WILL DO IT AUTO NAME IT (GOT TOLD SOME THING ABOUT GOAST DRIVES?)

????how but cut & paste???
some programs u cant copy without reinstalling because some of the files exist in the system32 folder of windows but to copy the programs over that dont do that copy & paste.....seems logical unless theres somethin else u arent telling us?

ghost

why use ghost if its only a few programs?
ghost is for cloning partitions and hard drives

Because just copying and pasting stuff aint gonna work straight off. There is all the registry settings for the software you have installed to consider. It's best to use something specifically for cloning the system.

thats what i was saying harvey but no point in copying just the program files he would need to ghost the whole installment...but he has already installed xp

I'd suggest ghosting the old drive contents onto the new drive and then doing an upgrade XP install.

it's really the only way to get all your installed programs onto the new HD.