How do I install my Windows XP to a different hard drive?

[Guest]

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.

 

[Rock]

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.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

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.

 

[Rock]

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.

 

[Lil' Dave]

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.

Don't use this.

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...toid=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

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

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