On Apr 22, 6:47 am, "Anna" <myn...@myisp.net> wrote:
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> >> <digiboos...@gmail.com> wrote
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> >> > Hi, before I use Ghost to backup my harddrive into an img and then
> >> > copy it to another hard drive. Is there any easy way that I can just
> >> > make a mirror on the other hard drive just the way it is now. I have a
> >> > laptop, my old hard drive is 80GB, and I bought a 120GB. So any
> >> > software can do that job? Thank you for your time.
> > On Apr 20, 11:32 pm, "Rock" <R...@nospam.net> wrote:
> >> Get an adaptor to connect the new drive through USB to the laptop, then
> >> use Ghost to clone the old drive to the new. Remove the old drive,
> >> install >> the new, and boot with it.
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> >> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
> <digiboos...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > Well, guess what I was using Ghost 2003, so it doesn't have that
> > option. But once I upgrade to 2005 9.0 version. That option shows up.
> > Now I am facing another problem, since I am using a Vaio laptop, it
> > has a hidden partition for restoring operating system. I seperated my
> > new hard drive into 2 partitions by using PowerQuest PatitionMagic
> > 8.0, and clone each petitions into 2 new ones. But the problem is
> > still not solved. I tried to restart my computer with the new hard
> > drive installed. It shows some file missing or corrupt. Do I have to
> > repeat the whole procedure again, what did I do wrong? Thanks for your
> > time
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> > Clark
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> Clark:
> Rock's suggestion is a good one although I would modify it a bit along these
> lines...
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> 1. Purchase a USB external HDD enclosure to (temporarily) house your new 120
> GB HDD. Make sure the enclosure is designed for 2 1/2" laptop/notebook
> drives.
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> 2. Using Ghost 2003, clone the contents of your present 80 GB HDD to the 120
> GB drive. We've used the Ghost 2003 program for many years in an XP
> environment to carry out disk cloning operations. We prefer to use the
> program with a Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk that can be easily created
> from the program. You can also create a Ghost 2003 bootable CD however you
> *first* need to create the bootable floppy disk before you can create the
> CD. While you can carry out the disk cloning operation using the
> Windows/Ghost GUI we've always preferred to use the bootable floppy disk (or
> bootable CD) for this operation. If you're interested I can post
> step-by-step instructions for carrying out the disk cloning operation with a
> Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk or bootable CD.
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> 3. Following the disk cloning operation simply remove the 120 GB HDD from
> its USB enclosure and install it in your laptop. Assuming you cloned an
> uncorrupted functional XP OS from your source disk, the cloned HDD should be
> immediately bootable and functional.
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> 4. Then install your old 80 GB HDD in the USB enclosure and use it routinely
> as the destination disk for subsequent disk cloning (backup) purposes.
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> We've never been thrilled with either Symantec's Ghost 9 or 10 versions.
> We've found these programs awkward to use for basic disk cloning operations
> and not entirely effective so we preferred to remain with the Norton Ghost
> 2003 version along the lines I've indicated above. We've found that using
> the Ghost 2003 bootable floppy disk or bootable CD for basic disk cloning
> operations is a relatively simple, straightforward, and effective process.
> Anna
Hi, Anna. Thanks for the reply. I did all that, you know the 2.5" USD
HDD case. Except the 2003 Ghost I have was corrupt for some reason,
and wouldn't open the main interface, so I have to uninstall it and
install 2005 on there. I think the problem is the hidden partition
Vaio has. I will just clone the C drive itself this time, and se e
what happens. I will let you guys now. Thanks
Clarke
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