I installed a new hard drive as a slave to my original C:\ drive but that

drive has been unreliable and crashed twice. I'd like to move my operating

system to the new drive but Microsoft instructions I have found start with

running Windows backup. My computer came with preinstalled Windows and my

recovery disk doesn't include the back up utility. I've also searched

Microsoft on the web for a download of the backup utility but have not found

that.

"pgarcia" wrote

>I installed a new hard drive as a slave to my original C:\ drive but that

> drive has been unreliable and crashed twice. I'd like to move my operating

> system to the new drive but Microsoft instructions I have found start with

> running Windows backup. My computer came with preinstalled Windows and my

> recovery disk doesn't include the back up utility. I've also searched

> Microsoft on the web for a download of the backup utility but have not

> found

> that.

 

Download a drive copy utility from the web site for the manufacturer of the

new drive, then copy the old drive to the new, remove the old drive, install

the new as primary, master, jumper and cable properly and boot up with only

the new drive.

 

Acronis True Image version 10, Norton Ghost and Casper also do disk cloning,

but the are not free.

 

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

1. Backup is suggested because so much can go wrong. I can't believe that

Windows Backup isn't already installed on your machine, but perhaps the OEM

replaced it with something else?

 

2. While I'm sure more complicated (and free) procedures can be followed,

and they may succeed, the best way to do what you want is to "clone" the HD

using a proper cloning program.

 

3. Acronis True Image does both backup and cloning, and does them very well

indeed. Yes, you'll have to spend $50, but then you'll have a decent backup

program, much better than most out there.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

 

"pgarcia" <pgarcia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:735D1E75-AB34-4474-A784-46069553B7CC@microsoft.com...

>I installed a new hard drive as a slave to my original C:\ drive but that

> drive has been unreliable and crashed twice. I'd like to move my operating

> system to the new drive but Microsoft instructions I have found start with

> running Windows backup. My computer came with preinstalled Windows and my

> recovery disk doesn't include the back up utility. I've also searched

> Microsoft on the web for a download of the backup utility but have not

> found

> that.

>

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote

> 3. Acronis True Image does both backup and cloning, and does them very

> well indeed. Yes, you'll have to spend $50, but then you'll have a decent

> backup program, much better than most out there.

 

FYI, although ATI is $49.99 from Acronis I have seen it as low as $21.99

plus shipping at Newegg.com.

 

--

Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message

news:eXyWYw2uHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> "pgarcia" wrote

>>I installed a new hard drive as a slave to my original C:\ drive but that

>> drive has been unreliable and crashed twice. I'd like to move my

>> operating

>> system to the new drive but Microsoft instructions I have found start

>> with

>> running Windows backup. My computer came with preinstalled Windows and my

>> recovery disk doesn't include the back up utility. I've also searched

>> Microsoft on the web for a download of the backup utility but have not

>> found

>> that.

>

> Download a drive copy utility from the web site for the manufacturer of

> the new drive, then copy the old drive to the new, remove the old drive,

> install the new as primary, master, jumper and cable properly and boot up

> with only the new drive.

>

> Acronis True Image version 10, Norton Ghost and Casper also do disk

> cloning, but the are not free.

>

> --

> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

 

Don't use this.

 

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=DiscWizard&vgnextoid=d9fd4a3cdde5c010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD

 

It wrecked my the source drive XP (SATA), hal.dll missing after the clone.

Target was useless too. Both are seagate 250GB SATAIIs.

 

Its what seagate is providing for cloning/copying for their hard drives.

Check it out, Acronis is the actual software.

Dave

Yeah, I didn't think to shop around, <s>. I use ATI Workstation.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message

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> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote

>

>> 3. Acronis True Image does both backup and cloning, and does them very

>> well indeed. Yes, you'll have to spend $50, but then you'll have a decent

>> backup program, much better than most out there.

>

> FYI, although ATI is $49.99 from Acronis I have seen it as low as $21.99

> plus shipping at Newegg.com.

>

> --

> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]