I currently have a WD 80Gb HD installed with SP1 but not SP2. I am, for whatever reason, unable to install SP2. I get about halfway through, and I get an "Access Denied" message. I have looked on the web for solutions but have found nothing that works besides a reinstall Windows XP option. The only problem is, is that I have a lot of programs and other info that I will lose if I do a complete reinstall.My question is, can I just get another hard drive (for C: drive) and do a fresh install on that drive, reinstall FS9 and other associated files on it, and place the current hard drive as drive D: ? That way, when I want to use a program on it (the new D: and prior C: drive), I just go in Windows and request D: drive and open that program.That way, my new HD is C: and it has Windows XP with SP2, and my D: drive is used only when I want a file from it.Thanks in advance for any responses!RH

What you are suggesting will only 1/2 work. It'll be fine for accessing data files, but programs on the D drive that didn't go through the install process under the new copy of the OS probably WON'T work. The reason is that the new C:'s Windows REgistery won't have all the entries created by those programs when they went through the install process.Hate to say it, but you're looking at having to do a full reinstall of all your software... But, as I said, what you're suggesting works fine for any data files (MP3s, videos, word documents, etc.)--2002cbr600f4i

Thanks for the reply! RH