Backup Utility and System State

[EricC]

I want to replace my 20gb C: drive with a 160gb drive. I have a working 40gb
D: drive with enough free space to hold all the data from the C: drive.
What's the best way to use backup and restore to replace the drive? Can I
just backup the system state and the data to the d drive, replace the c:
drive, reload XP Pro, and restore from D?

Thanks for any help.

Eric C.

 

[mrtee]

If you have XP pro use the backup program found in | Accessories | System Tools | Backup.

Create an ASR backup set on the 40 GB HDD. Replace the 20 GB HDD with the 160 GB HDD. Boot from the XP CD and press F2 when it says "press F2 to run ASR". Follow the prompts.

There, everything is back on the new 160 GB HDD, and you are up and running.

If you are using XP home this will not work, ASR is not supported in home.

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Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| I want to replace my 20gb C: drive with a 160gb drive. I have a working 40gb
| D: drive with enough free space to hold all the data from the C: drive.
| What's the best way to use backup and restore to replace the drive? Can I
| just backup the system state and the data to the d drive, replace the c:
| drive, reload XP Pro, and restore from D?
|
| Thanks for any help.
|
| Eric C.
|
|

 

[EricC]

mrtee - The help doc says:

a.. Only those system files necessary for starting up your system will be
backed up by this procedure. To backup your data, see Backing up files and
folders.

Yet the ASR wizard appears to be copying the entire partition. Is an
additional data backup required to complete the set or is that just a typo?

Thanks.

If you have XP pro use the backup program found in | Accessories | System
Tools | Backup.

Create an ASR backup set on the 40 GB HDD. Replace the 20 GB HDD with the
160 GB HDD. Boot from the XP CD and press F2 when it says "press F2 to run
ASR". Follow the prompts.

There, everything is back on the new 160 GB HDD, and you are up and running.

If you are using XP home this will not work, ASR is not supported in home.

--
Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| I want to replace my 20gb C: drive with a 160gb drive. I have a working
40gb
| D: drive with enough free space to hold all the data from the C: drive.
| What's the best way to use backup and restore to replace the drive? Can I
| just backup the system state and the data to the d drive, replace the c:
| drive, reload XP Pro, and restore from D?
|
| Thanks for any help.
|
| Eric C.
|
|

 

[mrtee]

It is apparently a typo.

I used ntbackup for 1½ years before purchasing an imaging program and never lost a document, music file, e-mail, program file, etc. when moving the system to a larger HDD or restoring after installing a program that was junk (IMHO) and I wanted to make sure that it was totally gone.

I never made additional backups.


--
Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| mrtee - The help doc says:
|
| a.. Only those system files necessary for starting up your system will be
| backed up by this procedure. To backup your data, see Backing up files and
| folders.
|
| Yet the ASR wizard appears to be copying the entire partition. Is an
| additional data backup required to complete the set or is that just a typo?
|
| Thanks.

 

[DaveL]

The best thing to do is to use Ghost from symantec. This program typically
bundled with a new motherboard or hard drive. It's very quick and easy. A
lot less hassle than backing up and restoring.

Dave