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Jun 21st, 2005 at 3:30am

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I recently added even more crap to my already über-powered PC, such as replacing my 250 IDE HD with a 250 SATA HD.  I don't really want to do a fresh install of XP and have to install all my stuff one by one, so I was wondering, is it possible to simply copy everything from my old HD to the new one?
 
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Reply #1 - Jun 21st, 2005 at 5:03am

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XP has a built in clone facility for HDs. Right click on the drive you want to copy and choose properties. Then click on tools and you'll find backup at the bottom Wink
Failing that go to download.com and try one of the many HD cloning programs they have on offer Wink
 
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Reply #2 - Jun 21st, 2005 at 10:56pm

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Well, I'm not getting that option...  I made the exact same partitions and all, and I can simply copy and paste files on my D and E drives to the G and H drives, but would copy/pasting the C to F leave behind things like registry, therefore rendering the copy of XP on the new drive useless?
 
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Reply #3 - Jun 21st, 2005 at 11:14pm

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You can also create a ghost image of your old drive and ghost your new drive with that image.

Nortan Ghost has that ability. I've never tried it though. I use commercial hardware to ghost my HD's, but that costs money and you probably don't do it as much as I do.
 
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