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Hi Chesso, I started using DIV tags with CSS a while ago instead of TABLE tags. Honestly, it was more for convenience than due to any serious problems with tables. Plus, I was kinda trying to test some SEO-related issue. Anyway, as Quatrux said, it would be best if you post some examples of the work you need done. Anyway, you can take a look at the source code of my pages at... http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ ... and see if the use of DIV tags is your cup of tea. I suppose you can download the CSS file as well if you just save one of the pages to your computer -- save it as "HTML complete" not "HTML only." Good luck :-)

Alright, I poked around a bit and I found this somewhat detailed article addressing my problem: Beginners Guides: Cloning WindowsXP -- Part 1B: Cloning for a new computer It's a series of articles, actually, but this is the one most relevant. The technique described is basically the same one Grafitti beautifully explained earlier. However, the article points out, this procedure may constitute a violation of the End-User License Agreement (EULA) of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) versions of Windows XP. Again, thanks everyone, especially Grafitti, for the great advice

Hi Grafitti, I've never heard about cloning before. I'll look into it and come back if I have questions -- which is really probable But wouldn't that require the two hard-disks being exactly the same size? In all likelihood, the new hard-disk will be much larger than the old one; in this case, wouldn't that waste a lot of disk space? Of course, if the cloning isn't permanent, perhaps I could use a partition resizing tool, such as PartitionMagic for example, to fix this problem. Well, I wouldn't mind patching things up again if it means I get to preserve the rest of the system as it is. Heck, I'm actually thinking now about exporting whatever I can to an external drive, installing the new system from scratch, then importing back again. It might be time-wasting but at least I'll have the satisfaction of knowing exactly what I have and what I have not. Oh absolutely! Thanks a lot, Grafitti, I really appreciate this Yup, that's definitely a great point! I had run into almost every networking problem a home user may run into, so I've become extra-careful Yup, .:Brian:., I'm keeping this as a last resort -- although I'm thinking more and more about it now. It's somewhat basic, and I'll have to reinstall everything on the new computer before I could actually benefit from the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, but the truth is: I don't really mind! In fact, like I said above, I'm growing to like the idea Thanks, everyone, for all your great advice and tips. It's all truly appreciated.

Thanks, turbopowerdmaxsteel. That IS what's bugging me! I've kept this installation running with very minimal performance loss ... Oh well, I suppose I can always content myself by saying that new hardware deserves new software. lol. Thanks again, turbopowerdmaxsteel. Have a good day/night.

Hello everyone, I'm planning to buy a new laptop soon. But having had my current laptop for so long now, I've got it configured exactly the way I want it. I'd like to find a way to basically transfer everything on my C drive, i.e. Windows XP root partition, from this laptop to the new one, including all my software and configurations. My first impulse was to do a complete backup of this partition and then do a restore on the new laptop's hard-disk. But the more I read about this, the more I get the impression that this doesn't actually work. I mean, I remember when I used to take my PC's hard-disk -- which had Windows XP installed on it -- and try to boot another PC with it. I almost always faced the notorious Blue Screen of Death, telling me that Windows had encountered a fatal error. I suppose these two situations are essentially the same, right? Another option, I suppose, is to take an image of the partition, using software like Acronis or Norton Ghost. But even after I searched around for information about this, I couldn't be sure that I could mount my image to a new computer. So basically my question is this: is there a way to transfer an entire system -- Windows XP and all the other software, files, and configurations -- from one computer to another? Thank you in advance.