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Re: duplicating data from 6.4gig to 30gig with win xp pro on it?

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From: Doug G.
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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