Eric said:
I have just bought a new hard drive and was wondering if
there is a way to move all the files, including XP to the
new drive without re-installing.
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. And highlight it and `Make Active` 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.
