Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

[Guest surface9]

This may seem a bit confusing - it shouldn't.

 

I have my win2k pro (sp4) system installed onto my ATA C: drive which

happens to be mounted within one of those removable h/d mounting

brackets - after shutdwon I can unkey and remove this h/d from the

system completely. If I boot up wih this h/d unplugged, then all that

win2k sees is the the primary DMA channel (master) is not connected.

 

I have a brand new SATA drive which I have formatted the same as my C:

drive (FAT32). If I boot up wihout my C: drive, the system tries to

find a bootable disk elsewhere, and, if I could makte this SATA drive

bootable, it would work from it.

 

So, instead of having to go through and *REINSTALL* each and every

little detail (I have my current C: drive just the way I want it -

takes quite a while!), I would like to somehow make my SATA drive look

just like my C: drive (to the system) so that if I boot up with my C;

drive unplugged, it will go ahead and boot from my SATA drive and it

will behave just like my current C: drive does.

 

Is that possible? It shoud be (my opinion), but, does anyone know a

straightforward way to make my SATA drive JUST LIKE my current C:

dirve?

 

I know that in windwos 98SE this can be accomplished very easily with

the XCOPY32 command (from C: to D: using the /E/H/R/K/C/D switches.

But this command only works in windows 98SE - is there something like

that for win2k (and also winxp)?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

 

 

"surface9" <davsf@neto.com> wrote in message

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> This may seem a bit confusing - it shouldn't.

>

> I have my win2k pro (sp4) system installed onto my ATA C: drive which

> happens to be mounted within one of those removable h/d mounting

> brackets - after shutdwon I can unkey and remove this h/d from the

> system completely. If I boot up wih this h/d unplugged, then all that

> win2k sees is the the primary DMA channel (master) is not connected.

>

> I have a brand new SATA drive which I have formatted the same as my C:

> drive (FAT32). If I boot up wihout my C: drive, the system tries to

> find a bootable disk elsewhere, and, if I could makte this SATA drive

> bootable, it would work from it.

>

> So, instead of having to go through and *REINSTALL* each and every

> little detail (I have my current C: drive just the way I want it -

> takes quite a while!), I would like to somehow make my SATA drive look

> just like my C: drive (to the system) so that if I boot up with my C;

> drive unplugged, it will go ahead and boot from my SATA drive and it

> will behave just like my current C: drive does.

>

> Is that possible? It shoud be (my opinion), but, does anyone know a

> straightforward way to make my SATA drive JUST LIKE my current C:

> dirve?

>

> I know that in windwos 98SE this can be accomplished very easily with

> the XCOPY32 command (from C: to D: using the /E/H/R/K/C/D switches.

> But this command only works in windows 98SE - is there something like

> that for win2k (and also winxp)?

>

 

If I understand you correctly then you're asking about cloning

your existing IDE disk. This can be achieved in several ways:

 

- Use the cloning tool that many disk manufacturers make

available on their home site.

- Use an imaging product such as Acronis TrueImage.

- Install both disks as slave disks in some other machine,

then use xcopy.exe with these switches: /s /e /y /o

- Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD, then use

xcopy.exe as above.

 

BTW, your memory is tricking you. Win98 would never

let you clone a disk with xcopy32.exe. Its registry files

were locked and could not be copied while Windows

was up and running.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

 

 

"surface9" <davsf@neto.com> wrote in message

news:1184895838.462933.185460@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...

> This may seem a bit confusing - it shouldn't.

>

> I have my win2k pro (sp4) system installed onto my ATA C: drive which

> happens to be mounted within one of those removable h/d mounting

> brackets - after shutdwon I can unkey and remove this h/d from the

> system completely. If I boot up wih this h/d unplugged, then all that

> win2k sees is the the primary DMA channel (master) is not connected.

>

> I have a brand new SATA drive which I have formatted the same as my C:

> drive (FAT32). If I boot up wihout my C: drive, the system tries to

> find a bootable disk elsewhere, and, if I could makte this SATA drive

> bootable, it would work from it.

>

> So, instead of having to go through and *REINSTALL* each and every

> little detail (I have my current C: drive just the way I want it -

> takes quite a while!), I would like to somehow make my SATA drive look

> just like my C: drive (to the system) so that if I boot up with my C;

> drive unplugged, it will go ahead and boot from my SATA drive and it

> will behave just like my current C: drive does.

>

> Is that possible? It shoud be (my opinion), but, does anyone know a

> straightforward way to make my SATA drive JUST LIKE my current C:

> dirve?

>

> I know that in windwos 98SE this can be accomplished very easily with

> the XCOPY32 command (from C: to D: using the /E/H/R/K/C/D switches.

> But this command only works in windows 98SE - is there something like

> that for win2k (and also winxp)?

>

 

I forgot to say that the new disk must be partitioned and

formatted under Win2000/XP in order to have the correct

MBR.

[Guest surface9]

Re: Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

 

On Jul 20, 12:19 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:

> "surface9" <>

> If I understand you correctly then you're asking about cloning

> your existing IDE disk. This can be achieved in several ways:

>

> - Use the cloning tool that many disk manufacturers make

> available on their home site.

> - Use an imaging product such as Acronis TrueImage.

> - Install both disks as slave disks in some other machine,

> then use xcopy.exe with these switches: /s /e /y /o

> - Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD, then use

> xcopy.exe as above.

>

> BTW, your memory is tricking you. Win98 would never

> let you clone a disk with xcopy32.exe. Its registry files

> were locked and could not be copied while Windows

> was up and running

 

I didn't know about the "locked" registry. But I do know that xcopy32

does indeed "clone" a C: drrve to D: (or E: or F:, etc.) and make the

clone bootable.

I have done it many many times (as recently as a couple of days ago.

Here is the command:

 

xcopy32 c:\*.* d:\*.* /e/h/r/k/c/d

 

You execute this command from a DOS BOX (command prompt) within

windows - NOT "reboot to dos mode". If you have a minimal windows

install (aroun 6 gigs), you can complete it in about 6 mintues. Then

you can swap disks and your CLONE will boot exactly like the

original. I have done this so many times I coined a name for it - I

call it "using 'erkidy' (a mnemonic of the switches).

 

I will try your suggestion, but, do you have specific website that has

a tool your are talking about? My SATA drive cannot be slaved on any

of my other machines because they are all much older (win98se

jobbies), and I am just now advancing to win2000 (and winxp) and I

reallly miss my ERKIDY. Having to go through the many program

installs (after the initial windwos 2000 (XP) installl is a reall

bumer - I did it already today and I don't want to have to keep doing

that over and over again every time I have a new h/d.

 

I'll use the "clone" keydword in my new search, but, if you have a

specific webstie, please post.

 

Thanks, littleberry

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

 

 

"surface9" <davsf@neto.com> wrote in message

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> On Jul 20, 12:19 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:

>> "surface9" <>

>> If I understand you correctly then you're asking about cloning

>> your existing IDE disk. This can be achieved in several ways:

>>

>> - Use the cloning tool that many disk manufacturers make

>> available on their home site.

>> - Use an imaging product such as Acronis TrueImage.

>> - Install both disks as slave disks in some other machine,

>> then use xcopy.exe with these switches: /s /e /y /o

>> - Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD, then use

>> xcopy.exe as above.

>>

>> BTW, your memory is tricking you. Win98 would never

>> let you clone a disk with xcopy32.exe. Its registry files

>> were locked and could not be copied while Windows

>> was up and running

>

> I didn't know about the "locked" registry. But I do know that xcopy32

> does indeed "clone" a C: drrve to D: (or E: or F:, etc.) and make the

> clone bootable.

> I have done it many many times (as recently as a couple of days ago.

> Here is the command:

>

> xcopy32 c:\*.* d:\*.* /e/h/r/k/c/d

>

> You execute this command from a DOS BOX (command prompt) within

> windows - NOT "reboot to dos mode". If you have a minimal windows

> install (aroun 6 gigs), you can complete it in about 6 mintues. Then

> you can swap disks and your CLONE will boot exactly like the

> original. I have done this so many times I coined a name for it - I

> call it "using 'erkidy' (a mnemonic of the switches).

>

> I will try your suggestion, but, do you have specific website that has

> a tool your are talking about? My SATA drive cannot be slaved on any

> of my other machines because they are all much older (win98se

> jobbies), and I am just now advancing to win2000 (and winxp) and I

> reallly miss my ERKIDY. Having to go through the many program

> installs (after the initial windwos 2000 (XP) installl is a reall

> bumer - I did it already today and I don't want to have to keep doing

> that over and over again every time I have a new h/d.

>

> I'll use the "clone" keydword in my new search, but, if you have a

> specific webstie, please post.

>

> Thanks, littleberry

>

 

Look for the cloning tool on the home site of the manufacturer

of YOUR hard disk.

 

You will find lots of references for a Bart PE boot CD. It's

a very powerful tool but it takes time to make one.

 

Look for TrueImage on the Acronis home site.

[Guest Joshua Bolton]

RE: Switching to a new C: drive (XP also)

 

clone c: to the sata drive

pull c:

set bios to boot sata after the ata if possible

boot the w2k cd and do a repair install while adding the sata driver [if a

w2k version exist or you won't be able to boot it]

Between the repair which added the sata drive as boot and the bios setting

you should be able to do as you desire.