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Article #567Re: duplicating data from 6.4gig to 30gig with win xp pro on it?
From: Doug G.
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 17:41
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 17:41
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In article <eEKJ7.346744$bY5.1462391@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, aaronp@bigpond.net.au says... > tried to make boot disks for ghost, but it says missing bootsect.dat, maybe > need to re-install, but i did that, and still doesn't work... actually, > there is no install files, it just unpacks into it's directories, maybe > thats the prob. i thought win xp had something built in for changeing hdd's, > some upgrade portability thing? no? > > -- > Thanks, > Aaron. Where did you get it from? It should have a windows install, and install just like every other windows program. After installing it you should have Norton Ghost in your Start - Programs list with one of the options being the ghost boot wizard that you use to create boot disks. Doug > "aaron" <aaronp@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > news:eqKJ7.346685$bY5.1462278@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > i tried to do it with partition magic 7 as it was easier to set up and > use. > > it seemed to work, looks identical, resized and all, but when i swapped > the > > ice cables to make the new drive c, and re-booted, it sounded as if it was > > loading a fair bit (too much) from the old c, so i shut down, unplugged > the > > old c completely, then started up again with only the new drive in. it > > loaded to the blue welcome type screen, with a windows xp pro logo, then > > stopped there. had to re-boot. seems it didn't work properly after all. > any > > suggestions? should i delete the new drive back to scratch and try ghost? > > should it have worked with part magic? i am at a loss as i can't see why > it > > wouldn't work... > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Aaron. > > "Jason Clarke" <midway@start.com.au> wrote in message > > news:brJJ7.346443$bY5.1460690@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > > Use ghost to duplicate the 6.4 to the 30gb. > > > > > > It will do it on the fly.. > > > > > > Even if it's a 6.4gb copy, it'll take about 20minutes. > > > > > > It will resize (You can even tell ghost to make the new image 10gb if > you > > > want). > > > > > > It's _very_ _very_ simple to use. > > > > > > Jason Clarke > > > > > > "aaron" <aaronp@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message > > > news:iTFJ7.345859$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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