Question about restoring WinXP.

[Shogmaster]

Is it possible to back-up files that'll still be on the HDD after I restore Win XP?

My computer is in bad condition after a flawed service pack installation so I must restore it to the original state. Unfortunetly, I have some large files that I don't want to lose.

For that reason, I tell everyone that just has a single hard drive in their computers to partition their drive for OS and data. I reinstall every 12 months, and I never worry about moving my data around because they are on another partition.

You can use apps like Partition Magic to create a second partition on your drive and move the data to that second partition. Then go ahead and reinstall Windows on C.

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