Is it Possible... Help with C drive.

[smcrob]

I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on
a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn
into my C drive and get rid of the small one.

Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If
so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how?

I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and
upating all of my stuff.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Michael O]

Cloning software like Ghost.

 

[Paul Smith]

As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool
called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network
share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on
your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's
got more experience can jump in.

But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows
Vista disk and "restore" the backup.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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[smcrob]

Thanks guys I'll try that.

Cloning software like Ghost.

 

[smcrob]

Paul, Thank you that was most helpful.

As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool
called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network
share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on
your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's
got more experience can jump in.

But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows
Vista disk and "restore" the backup.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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