Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

[Guest envirographics@bigfoot.com]

Hi,

Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

What software would allow me a stable method of cloning a partition to

a partition, SATA as source and ATA as destination ?

It seems Norton Ghost 10 can be problematic on some PCs when dealing

with SATA hardrives. My engineer screwed up my rebuild trying to use

it to ghost to DVD. It didnt even start the transfer, he had to

rebuild entire PC again as it wouldnt boot, ghost created its own boot

drive. I am nervous to try it HD to HD as I always ghost..even having

now bought Ghost12. Not sure if 12 allows creation of floppy, assumed

it did but better not use it if wish for refund.

I have always used Ghost on a floppy and cloned in DOS, I dont like

cloning windows when windows is running, purists say the only true

safe way is in DOS and I have done so for years without any problems.

The net is full of advice to steer clear of Ghost 10. What can I use

to clone via DOS using a floppy ?

Have downloaded Acronis but think that only works in windows and does

entire disk, not just a partition. Cannot see anything about floppy in

all the talk. I have dual boot and wish to clone the winXP

SP2partition only.

 

Envirographics

[Guest Timothy Daniels]

Re: Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

 

<envirographics@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

> What software would allow me a stable method of cloning a partition to

> a partition, SATA as source and ATA as destination ?

> It seems Norton Ghost 10 can be problematic on some PCs when dealing

> with SATA hardrives. My engineer screwed up my rebuild trying to use

> it to ghost to DVD. It didnt even start the transfer, he had to

> rebuild entire PC again as it wouldnt boot, ghost created its own boot

> drive. I am nervous to try it HD to HD as I always ghost..even having

> now bought Ghost12. Not sure if 12 allows creation of floppy, assumed

> it did but better not use it if wish for refund.

> I have always used Ghost on a floppy and cloned in DOS, I dont like

> cloning windows when windows is running, purists say the only true

> safe way is in DOS and I have done so for years without any problems.

> The net is full of advice to steer clear of Ghost 10. What can I use

> to clone via DOS using a floppy ?

> Have downloaded Acronis but think that only works in windows and does

> entire disk, not just a partition. Cannot see anything about floppy in

> all the talk. I have dual boot and wish to clone the winXP

> SP2partition only.

>

> Envirographics

 

 

I've been using CasperXP for several years with no problems, but

I've been using it as a utility running on Windows XP. According to

the User Guide, Casper 4.0 can be booted from a CD, and the

company provides the image file for the CD as part of the product.

If that interests you, you can check out the Casper web pag at:

http://www.fssdev.com/products/casper/

A free 30-day trial copy and the User Guide are downloadable.

Casper is like Ghost in that it can clone individual partitions, although

the 30-day trial version will not expand the size of a partition.

 

*TimDaniels*

[Guest envirographics@bigfoot.com]

Re: Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

 

Hi Timothy,

I have surfed and surfed all day and read and tried and downloaded

and ....yet didnt see Casper, I am now desperate and hope it works for

me, many thanks, everything else I have tried has fallen somewhere

along the process.

Envirographics

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

 

<envirographics@bigfoot.com> wrote in message

news:1190457557.082077.53300@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> Which stable prog for cloning partition to partition using floppy ?

> What software would allow me a stable method of cloning a partition to

> a partition, SATA as source and ATA as destination ?

> It seems Norton Ghost 10 can be problematic on some PCs when dealing

> with SATA hardrives. My engineer screwed up my rebuild trying to use

> it to ghost to DVD. It didnt even start the transfer, he had to

> rebuild entire PC again as it wouldnt boot, ghost created its own boot

> drive. I am nervous to try it HD to HD as I always ghost..even having

> now bought Ghost12. Not sure if 12 allows creation of floppy, assumed

> it did but better not use it if wish for refund.

> I have always used Ghost on a floppy and cloned in DOS, I dont like

> cloning windows when windows is running, purists say the only true

> safe way is in DOS and I have done so for years without any problems.

> The net is full of advice to steer clear of Ghost 10. What can I use

> to clone via DOS using a floppy ?

> Have downloaded Acronis but think that only works in windows and does

> entire disk, not just a partition. Cannot see anything about floppy in

> all the talk. I have dual boot and wish to clone the winXP

> SP2partition only.

>

> Envirographics

>

 

Don't know your situation. I know that what old imaging programs I've tried

that also can clone partitions, cannot see SATA drives mapped to ide in the

bios. Also true of TrueImage for both imaging and cloning and Casper for

cloning. DI 7.0 does. As does Partition Commander.

Dave