Hard drive failure

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Walter Wise

I have a hard disk that is on the way to failure. I
would like to copy the contents of the current drive
(including Windows, system and hidden files) to the new
one and then replace the old one with the new.

I think, under DOS, I could format/s with the system info
and then use XCOPY to move all the files. Is there such
a command or procedure in Windows XP?

Thanks.
 
Walter --

Many hardware manufacturer's provide a free software utility program
designed to transfer your system files to a new hard drive. Look
at the documentation that came with your new drive and see if you
have such a utility program. If not, visit the applicable support
web site of the manufacturer of your hard drive:

Fujitsu
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/download/hard-drives/#diagnostic

IBM and Hitachi
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT

Maxtor
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/products/index.htm

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html

Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/
www.westerndigital.com


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Nicholas

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|
| I have a hard disk that is on the way to failure. I
| would like to copy the contents of the current drive
| (including Windows, system and hidden files) to the new
| one and then replace the old one with the new.
|
| I think, under DOS, I could format/s with the system info
| and then use XCOPY to move all the files. Is there such
| a command or procedure in Windows XP?
|
| Thanks.
 
Check Help and Support in XP and do a search for "Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard". I've never use this but it may be what you're looking
for.

KG

|
| I have a hard disk that is on the way to failure. I
| would like to copy the contents of the current drive
| (including Windows, system and hidden files) to the new
| one and then replace the old one with the new.
|
| I think, under DOS, I could format/s with the system info
| and then use XCOPY to move all the files. Is there such
| a command or procedure in Windows XP?
|
| Thanks.
 
Walter said:
I have a hard disk that is on the way to failure. I
would like to copy the contents of the current drive
(including Windows, system and hidden files) to the new
one and then replace the old one with the new.

I think, under DOS, I could format/s with the system info
and then use XCOPY to move all the files. Is there such
a command or procedure in Windows XP?
Click to expand...

XCOPY will not do it. What I use is BootIT NG, from
http://www.BootitNG.com ($35 shareware - 30 day full functional trial)

Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng to
make a boot floppy.

With the new drive plugged in as slave/secondary, boot the floppy,
Cancel Install, entering maintenance, then click on Partition work.
Highlight your C:,Copy, then on left select the new drive (HD1) and
Paste.

You might then consider a resize up a bit. Or highlight the free space
remaining beyond, click Create choosing Extended partition to use the
rest of the space, then similarly in that to make one or more volumes
in that (to become drives D:, etc)

Now click on 'View MBR' and in it highlight the entry for this new C
partition and click the 'Set Active' Click 'Write Standard MBR' and
Apply. Also make a check that this partition is in the same place in
the table as it was if you do a View MBR on the old one - if not use the
Up or down to correct it.

Close out, swap the disks to make the new one the one that boots, and
reboot into XP.
 
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