coppy harddisk

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Twisted

Hi,
I've got an new harddsik in my machine and i want to use
that one for bootdisk with os.
Is there a possibility to make an complete copy of my old
hdd to my new hdd so that windows can boot in the same
config as befor but using the other hdd(new).
Like a image or something.
Thnx
 
Almost all new harddrives come with a utility on either floppy or CD rom to
do just that.

Bobby Sledge
 
Bad luck for me. No disc included.
I've got norton systems works 2003 with norton ghost
installed
Is that possible to maken an images en unpack it to the
new disk?
 
Use the following list to find the vendor of your disk
site and download their disk you utility.

try using the free diagnostic utility from the vendor of
your disk to check for problems with the disk.

fujitsu
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/download/hard-
drives/#diagnostic

IBM and Hitachi
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT

Maxtor/Quantum
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/products/index.htm

Samsung
http://www.samsungelectronics.com/hdd/support/utilities/ut
ilities_index.html

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html

Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/
www.westerndigital.com

and/or

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Drive Imaging
Reviews By PC Magazine June 17, 2003
At some point, you may need to preserve your entire hard
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Drive Image
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PowerQuest has clearly put a lot of effort into making
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restoring it, detailing each step of the process.

Norton Ghost
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/
The most impressive aspects of Norton Ghost 2003 are its
advanced features and versatile functions in a business
setting, where you might need to set up hundreds of
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*Acronis TrueImage
http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/
Acronis TrueImage 6.0 has an interface that makes it an
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not reviewed by PC Magazine

Casper XP
is the next generation of Drive2Drive, designed
exclusively for Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems.
http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp/
 
Yes, you can. Follow the instructions on the ghost floppy
disc (created when to run norton ghost).

bc
 
Ok since you have ghost then you can use it to clone the
disk. I am hoping that what you are trying to do is just
clone the current disk and use this new disk in the same
machine. If you are planning on using the new disk in
another machine then there is lot more to it than just
cloning because XP can get real cranky if you try to boot
in machine that isn't the machine where XP was installed.

Just connect your new drive and set the jumpers on it to
slave. Then Boot your system. Now go to Start > Programs
and locate the Norton Ghost folder and then click on it
and then click on it and then click on Norton Ghost. Then
click on Ghost Advanced and then in the panel on the
right click on Clone and then take it from there.
 
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