Move C Drive to New Hard Drive

"Big_Al" <BigAl.DeleteThis@md.com> wrote in message
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> Dock006 wrote:
> > I know this is going to seem pretty silly to those who have been around
> > but I just can't seem to get it together. I just installed a new large
> > hard drive and I want it to become the primary drive and move the
> > contents & OS boot from the old primary without re installing each
> > program. I hope I was clear enough.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> You want to 'clone' the drive.
> Acronis True Image Home would be 'my' first choice. It will clone the
> c: drive onto the d: drive, regardless of size difference. You then
> remove the c:, make the d: now your primary c: drive and reboot. If
> all goes well, your new large C: drive is not booting and all is as was
> but with a different drive.
> Later you put the old C: drive back in if you want and format it, once
> you've made sure all is well, remembering its basically a backup right
> now, and is untouched.
>


Yep...that's the right answer .

just check first though, the new drive may have come with cloning software.

(or it maybe avail free from the mfg's website)
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philo wrote:
> "Big_Al" <BigAl DeleteThis @md.com> wrote in message
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>> Dock006 wrote:
>>> I know this is going to seem pretty silly to those who have been around
>>> but I just can't seem to get it together. I just installed a new large
>>> hard drive and I want it to become the primary drive and move the
>>> contents & OS boot from the old primary without re installing each
>>> program. I hope I was clear enough.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You want to 'clone' the drive.
>> Acronis True Image Home would be 'my' first choice. It will clone the
>> c: drive onto the d: drive, regardless of size difference. You then
>> remove the c:, make the d: now your primary c: drive and reboot. If
>> all goes well, your new large C: drive is not booting and all is as was
>> but with a different drive.
>> Later you put the old C: drive back in if you want and format it, once
>> you've made sure all is well, remembering its basically a backup right
>> now, and is untouched.
>>
>
>
> Yep...that's the right answer .
>
> just check first though, the new drive may have come with cloning software.
>
> (or it maybe avail free from the mfg's website)
>
>
Yes both seagate and maxtor I think have some software available for
free that will aid in installing their new drives. And one is a clone
(not to make a pun) of the Acronis software.
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"Big_Al" <BigAl.RemoveThis@md.com> wrote in message
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> philo wrote:
> > "Big_Al" <BigAl.RemoveThis@md.com> wrote in message
> > news:uq6d7MrQJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Dock006 wrote:
> >>> I know this is going to seem pretty silly to those who have been
around
> >>> but I just can't seem to get it together. I just installed a new large
> >>> hard drive and I want it to become the primary drive and move the
> >>> contents & OS boot from the old primary without re installing each
> >>> program. I hope I was clear enough.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> You want to 'clone' the drive.
> >> Acronis True Image Home would be 'my' first choice. It will clone the
> >> c: drive onto the d: drive, regardless of size difference. You then
> >> remove the c:, make the d: now your primary c: drive and reboot. If
> >> all goes well, your new large C: drive is not booting and all is as was
> >> but with a different drive.
> >> Later you put the old C: drive back in if you want and format it, once
> >> you've made sure all is well, remembering its basically a backup right
> >> now, and is untouched.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Yep...that's the right answer .
> >
> > just check first though, the new drive may have come with cloning
software.
> >
> > (or it maybe avail free from the mfg's website)
> >
> >
> Yes both seagate and maxtor I think have some software available for
> free that will aid in installing their new drives. And one is a clone
> (not to make a pun) of the Acronis software.


LOL

AFAIK it actually is Acronis
but a version that's limited to work only if one of the drive's is from the
MFG it came with
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Those posts really are pretty bad for an xp user.....One doesnt need cloning
or mirroring 3rd party software when xp already has it installed...Simply
install the new hd as slave on the same IDE cable (new closer to board),set
jumper pins master/slave,C: as master.Once in xp,go to run,type:diskmgmt.msc
In msc,R.click the new hd,select format,follow the wizard with default
settings,
once thru,exit msc.Go to run,type: XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r click on
run.
Agree to all in the DOS window.Also,D: being the new hd letter,if asigned
diffrent
letter,then use that instead.Thats all,shutdown pc,set new as master.

"Dock006" wrote:

>
> I know this is going to seem pretty silly to those who have been around
> but I just can't seem to get it together. I just installed a new large
> hard drive and I want it to become the primary drive and move the
> contents & OS boot from the old primary without re installing each
> program. I hope I was clear enough.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dock006
>
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"Andrew E." <eckrichco.TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Those posts really are pretty bad for an xp user.....One doesnt need
cloning
> or mirroring 3rd party software when xp already has it
installed...Simply
> install the new hd as slave on the same IDE cable (new closer to
board),set
> jumper pins master/slave,C: as master.Once in xp,go to
run,type:diskmgmt.msc
> In msc,R.click the new hd,select format,follow the wizard with default
> settings,
> once thru,exit msc.Go to run,type: XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r click on
> run.
> Agree to all in the DOS window.Also,D: being the new hd letter,if asigned
> diffrent
> letter,then use that instead.Thats all,shutdown pc,set new as master.
>
> "Dock006" wrote:
>
>


No!

That is absolutely positively WRONG!!!

Though that worked with Win9x...
It will *NOT* work with XP, Win2k or Vista.

You cannot xcopy a live system.

The only way you could do it is by attaching the old drive and the new drive
to a separate machine...which is not always possible or practical.

Also, if using that method it would be better to use robocopy from the
resource kit...
it has some advantages over xcopy.


FWIW: Even though I have heard a hundred times that xcopy will not work...
Just to be 100% sure I did try it to see exactly why not.
The reason it will not work is that files that are in use...cannot be
copied...so they will be skipped...
thus leaving the so called "clone" corrupted
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I want thank you all for your replies. The last reply reminded me that I
failed to tell everyone that this new drive is a 1T SATA drive (Western
Digital) intsalled in an older computer without SATA. I installed a PCI
card for the SATA interface. The software (Data Life Guard Tools) that
came with the drive has tried but only copies which ever profile is
logged on at the time we try to set up. XP see it as a Page drive. If
anyone knows how to get it to see it without going to the profile which
also causes the program to fail and reboot.

philo;3212611 Wrote:
> "Andrew E." eckrichco DeleteThis @msn.com wrote in message
> news:AEF435C6-9D44-4D4D-9753-0AEE0A197BFC@microsoft.com...-
> Those posts really are pretty bad for an xp user.....One doesnt
> need-
> cloning-
> or mirroring 3rd party software when xp already has it-
> installed...Simply-
> install the new hd as slave on the same IDE cable (new closer to-
> board),set-
> jumper pins master/slave,C: as master.Once in xp,go to-
> run,type:diskmgmt.msc-
> In msc,R.click the new hd,select format,follow the wizard with
> default
> settings,
> once thru,exit msc.Go to run,type: XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r
> click on
> run.
> Agree to all in the DOS window.Also,D: being the new hd letter,if
> asigned
> diffrent
> letter,then use that instead.Thats all,shutdown pc,set new as
> master.
>
> "Dock006" wrote:
>
> -
>
>
> No!
>
> That is absolutely positively WRONG!!!
>
> Though that worked with Win9x...
> It will *NOT* work with XP, Win2k or Vista.
>
> You cannot xcopy a live system.
>
> The only way you could do it is by attaching the old drive and the new
> drive
> to a separate machine...which is not always possible or practical.
>
> Also, if using that method it would be better to use robocopy from the
> resource kit...
> it has some advantages over xcopy.
>
>
> FWIW: Even though I have heard a hundred times that xcopy will not
> work...
> Just to be 100% sure I did try it to see exactly why not.
> The reason it will not work is that files that are in use...cannot be
> copied...so they will be skipped...
> thus leaving the so called "clone" corrupted




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Dock006
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