replacing hardrive

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Sean

I would like to replace the hard drive in my Windows 2000
Professional computer. Does any body have any tips on how
to best do this with out having to reinstall Windows 2000.
 
If the original drive is working now, I would suggest
Symantec's Ghost Imaging software.

-D
 
If the original drive is working now, I would suggest
Symantec's Ghost Imaging software.

-D
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Go to support.microsoft.com, and search for information on "Moving to new
hardware" and "Performing an in place upgrade."



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Sean said:
I would like to replace the hard drive in my Windows 2000
Professional computer. Does any body have any tips on how
to best do this with out having to reinstall Windows 2000.
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The simplest way is to use a simple disk copy utility from the drive
manufacturer. Many manufacturers (such as Seagate, WD, and Maxtor) have
free software specifically for your intended purpose. If you don't get
a floppy disk with your new HD, you can often download it from the
manufacturer's website. To use, it's as simple as plugging in both
HD's, boot from the floppy, copy one HD to the other, remove old HD, put
new HD in its place, and reboot. Do not install the new HD first and
try to format it with 2000; just put it in bare and boot the utility
floppy. (Many people make this mistake, which gives 2000 a chance to
give the new HD a different drive letter, which can screw things up.)

Very important: do *not* leave the old HD installed as a slave when you
first boot the new HD. Get the system back up and running with the new
HD by itself first. After the new HD is running properly as a single-HD
system, you may reformat and install the old HD as a slave if you want.
 
I tried using a disk copy utility program a couple of
weeks ago when I installed a new harddrive in my 2000
Server. It was a total disaster. I spent a week tring to
correct the problem then finally reinstalled W2K Server
and had to rebuild my active directory.
 
Take you meds Wolfy. There is no need to upgrade.

| On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:01:44 -0700, D. Tenhagen wrote:
|
| >If the original drive is working now, I would suggest
| >Symantec's Ghost Imaging software.

| >>I would like to replace the hard drive in my Windows 2000
| >>Professional computer. Does any body have any tips on
| >how
| >>to best do this with out having to reinstall Windows 2000.
|
| Go to support.microsoft.com, and search for information on "Moving to new
| hardware" and "Performing an in place upgrade."
|
 
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