I have Partition Magic 8 but I've only used it to realign some slave drive
partitions on a blank drive.
It says I can make a clone of a drive. But all I've read is that statement.
Is this better than using something such as Ghost? I'd rather not have to buy
any new sw.
Thanks,
--
John
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> Yes, it's possible. Here are a couple of methods:
>
> a) Temporarily install the disk as a slave disk in some other
> Win2000/XP PC, then use xcopy.exe with the appropriate
> switches to copy the system partition to a spare drive.
> b) Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD, then do the same
> as under a) above. A Bart PE boot CD is a terrific tool for
> the professional but it requires some three hours to manufacture.
>
> Both method require some knowledge about the WinXP boot
> process in order to restore the boot environment after cloning.
> Using a commercial imaging product is faster, easier and avoids
> the boot problem (but is less fun!).
>
>
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news
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> > Thank you.
> >
> > I have enough free space on another drive to clone it there, without
> having
> > to resort to CDs or DVDs. Is that possible.
> > --
> > John
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:39B206D1-EA18-4DBA-A501-77B7EDF066FC@microsoft.com...
> > > > I need to swap out my boot drive for a larger one.
> > > >
> > > > What should I do to make this as painless as possible, i.e. not having
> to
> > > > reinstall all the programs in C:\Program Files?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > John
> > >
> > > Most disk manufacturers have a free disk cloning
> > > tool on their web site.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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