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Article #544Re: duplicating data from 6.4gig to 30gig with win xp pro on it?
From: Shard
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 03:46
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 03:46
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I think mark read it as does not need to be formatted :). Shard "Beannie" <beannie@tech-planet.net> wrote in message news:D9GJ7.345913$bY5.1457907@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > from what i've used, yes. > > it (for me) doesn't "size" anything.... just creates an image of whats on > the hdd, then when u copy the image onto the other drive, it only copies the > image on, no matter how big it is. > > at work, for windows, we use ghost to install our 'windows preinstall' onto. > > the image fits onto a cd (which we modify to make bootable), and run ghost > automatically. > > we use these preinstall cd's for all computers that need windows (makes it > much easier). > > it only copies the image, not how big the drive is. > > MAYBE, there are different versions/options which copy a "partition" ?? > > -- > Beannie > Tech-Planet.net > ICQ# 74782879 > "Bing, your Athlon is done." > > > "Mark Feeney" <rampage@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > news:%6GJ7.345905$bY5.1457749@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > So the other drive automatically resizes to 30gb? > > > > "Beannie" <beannie@tech-planet.net> wrote in message > > news:x4GJ7.345897$bY5.1456887@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > nahh, not from what ive used. > > > > > > just create the image of files, save, then 'extract' or copy the image > of > > > files onto the other drive. > > > > > > the other drive doesn't even need to be partitioned at all. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Beannie > > > Tech-Planet.net > > > ICQ# 74782879 > > > "Bing, your Athlon is done." > > > > > > > > > "Mark Feeney" <rampage@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > > > news:S0GJ7.345887$bY5.1457303@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > > I think he may need some thing like partition magic 7 to resize the > > > > duplicated partition to full 30gb when he is done duplicating. > > > > > > > > "Beannie" <beannie@tech-planet.net> wrote in message > > > > news:e%FJ7.345885$bY5.1457619@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > > > ahhh, so you bought the WD :) > > > > > > > > > > sweet mate, good buy! > > > > > > > > > > yer, like the others said, Ghost will do perfectly. > > > > > > > > > > Simply create an image of the 6.4, then copy it onto the 30 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Beannie > > > > > Tech-Planet.net > > > > > ICQ# 74782879 > > > > > "Bing, your Athlon is done." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "aaron" <aaronp@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > > > > > news:iTFJ7.345859$bY5.1457544@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > > > > hi all, i know this has been mentioned befor, but i can't find it. > i > > > > have > > > > > > just bought a 30gig, western digital 7200rpm caviar (thanks for > the > > > > > > suggestions b4) to replace my good 'ol 6.4gig thing, and now i > want > > to > > > > > > transfere my files over, includeing my win xp pro, without > > > re-installing > > > > > > anything at all. what is the best, or only software i can use to > do > > > > this, > > > > > > and if known, a link to where i can get it from. thanks in > advance, > > > > > > Aaron. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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