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well yeah ghost must format it then because afaik you cant put data on a non
formatted disk :).

Shard

"Beannie" <beannie@tech-planet.net> wrote in message
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> when i mean "preinstalled" :
>
> what happens, is we (the techs) can install drivers/change backgrounds etc
> without entering the rego key.
>
> when we finish the 'auditing process', the next time the pc is turned on
> (the customer turns it on at home) they are confronted with the rego
screen
> to which u type ur name/key etc.
>
> --
> Beannie
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> "Beannie" <beannie@tech-planet.net> wrote in message
> news:udGJ7.345927$bY5.1457838@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > but it doesn't.
> >
> > when u buy a blank hdd, there is no partition on the thing. (eg, not
> > formatted).
> >
> > we use ghost at work to copy the stuff over onto the blank hdd's.
> >
> > it must auto create a fat32 partiton and format or something, coz thats
> how
> > it works :)
> >
> > only takes about 6-7minutes to copy the image from the cd onto the hdd -
> > bang, windows installed (preinstalled)
> >
> > --
> > Beannie
> > Tech-Planet.net
> > ICQ# 74782879
> > "Bing, your Athlon is done."
> >
> >
> > "Shard" <yahmed@NOFUCKINGSPAM.bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> > news:EaGJ7.345919$bY5.1457589@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > 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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