Guest Lenny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Hi, I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but I believe the HD is about to pack up. I would like to install a second HD on the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the other, take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. Is there an easy way of doing this? Do I need some software like Ghost? Can the second HD also be C:? Thanks Lenny
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: transfer whole OS to another HD "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message news:StKdnQkiFZ8yqmzbnZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net... > Hi, > I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few > problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but I > believe the HD is about to pack up. I would like to install a second HD on > the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the other, > take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. > > Is there an easy way of doing this? Do I need some software like Ghost? > Can the second HD also be C:? > > Thanks > Lenny The easiest way is to use an imaging program such as Ghost or Acronis DiskDirector. There are some methods that do not involve third-party products but they are technically more demanding. You should also have a look for a free disk-cloning tool on the home site of the manufacturer of your hard disk. After completing the cloning process, you must disconnect the old disk and connect the new disk as the primary master disk. If you boot the machine with both disks connected then you might cause some awkward problems. No, you cannot have both disks visible as drive C: at the same time. However, after the cloning process the new disk will also be drive C.
Guest JS Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: transfer whole OS to another HD Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost12 True Image (has a 15 day trial version also) http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ Also copying disk to disk with Norton Ghost http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/docid/2004111701520562?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton+Ghost&ver=10.0&csm=no&seg=hho JS "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message news:StKdnQkiFZ8yqmzbnZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net... > Hi, > I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few > problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but I > believe the HD is about to pack up. I would like to install a second HD on > the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the other, > take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. > > Is there an easy way of doing this? Do I need some software like Ghost? > Can the second HD also be C:? > > Thanks > Lenny >
Guest Lenny Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: transfer whole OS to another HD great stuff. thanks. "JS" <@> wrote in message news:e7h0cTt%23HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Norton Ghost > http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost12 > > True Image (has a 15 day trial version also) > http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ > > Also copying disk to disk with Norton Ghost > http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/docid/2004111701520562?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton+Ghost&ver=10.0&csm=no&seg=hho > > JS > > "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message > news:StKdnQkiFZ8yqmzbnZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net... >> Hi, >> I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few >> problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but I >> believe the HD is about to pack up. I would like to install a second HD >> on the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the >> other, take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. >> >> Is there an easy way of doing this? Do I need some software like Ghost? >> Can the second HD also be C:? >> >> Thanks >> Lenny >> > >
Guest JS Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: transfer whole OS to another HD You're welcome. JS "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message news:B9Wdnfg43OynMGzbRVnyjgA@pipex.net... > great stuff. thanks. > > "JS" <@> wrote in message news:e7h0cTt%23HHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Norton Ghost >> http://www.symantec.com/norton/products/overview.jsp?pcid=br&pvid=ghost12 >> >> True Image (has a 15 day trial version also) >> http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/ >> >> Also copying disk to disk with Norton Ghost >> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/powerquest.nsf/docid/2004111701520562?OpenDocument&src=hot&prod=Norton+Ghost&ver=10.0&csm=no&seg=hho >> >> JS >> >> "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message >> news:StKdnQkiFZ8yqmzbnZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net... >>> Hi, >>> I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few >>> problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but >>> I believe the HD is about to pack up. I would like to install a second >>> HD on the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the >>> other, take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. >>> >>> Is there an easy way of doing this? Do I need some software like Ghost? >>> Can the second HD also be C:? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Lenny >>> >> >> > >
Guest Lil' Dave Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: transfer whole OS to another HD "Lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote in message news:StKdnQkiFZ8yqmzbnZ2dnUVZ8rKdnZ2d@pipex.net... > Hi, > I have a computer with XP installed that is beginning to have a few > problems. Nothing major and nothing wrong with the operating system but I > believe the HD is about to pack up. Must be smoke signals... I would like to install a second HD on > the system and then just copy everything straight from one to the other, Faulty? > take the faulty HD out and carry on as usual. > Is there an easy way of doing this? 3rd party software. Do I need some software like Ghost? You tell us. Can the second HD also be C:? There can be only one. No comment on the "faulty hard drive" assessment. No comment on copying a problematic hard drive to a new one. Dave
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