Moving system to a new HDD

[Angus]

I still need to know how to move my system to a new drive, when I get
one. At first I thought it was probably as simple of using the Files
and Settings Xfer Wizard, (plus all obvious details, like partitioning
and formatting) but I didn't get a clear answer.

 

[Rich Barry]

Angus, if you want to move your entire system as is you have to use a
imager such as Ghost or Drive Image.
Norton makes Ghost and Powerquest makes Drive Image. Otherwise, you can
just do a clean install of WinXP
on your new hard drive and then use the F&S Transfer Wizard to do some of
the work.

 

[Steve]

Angus, if you want to move your entire system as is you have to use a
imager such as Ghost or Drive Image.

Will that work with a new HD, or only to restore back to the original
HD?

 

[Mr Nobody]

Angus
I just finished doing this. I bought a new 120 gb Seagate to replace my old
40 gb WD. The new drive came with a program included to do the task (Disk
Wizard). I did have problems getting it to work under windows, but the disk
based version worked well. Although it took 5 hours to transfer the data.
Also had to do some disk juggling, but it does work. My point is that your
HD manufacturer may have a program to do this also. I never had to
partition or format separately, the program did it all.
Good Luck--HTH
Mr Nobody

 

[Rich Barry]

It will work with a new Hard Drive.

Will that work with a new HD, or only to restore back to the original
HD?

 

[Brian]

I still need to know how to move my system to a new drive, when I get
one. At first I thought it was probably as simple of using the Files
and Settings Xfer Wizard, (plus all obvious details, like partitioning
and formatting) but I didn't get a clear answer.

Good brand HDs come with installation software on a CD that will allow you
to connect the new drive in 'slave' mode and then copy all of the contents
from the original, which must be configured as the 'master'. This all
happens with an automatic re-boot into MS-Dos or PC-Dos and can take some
hours to complete. This process also has the disadvantage that empty space
on the new drive appears to be full so you don't get a true picture in the
drive map. If you don't get the software, you should be able to download it
from the manufacturer's web site.
Much faster and more efficient is to use Norton Ghost or Powerquest Drive
Image. These packages enable you to 'clone' the original drive to the new
one. That leaves you with the option of then removing the old drive (if
desired) and switching over to the new one without any worries.

Brian