Moving xp pro to a new hard drive in the same computer

[Guest]

I need step by step instructions to install a new hard drive in my computer
and use the old one for backups. My current hard drive is a 40gb drive,
partitioned into two 20gb sections. My C: drive is running XP Pro (FAT32)
with Service Pack 2 recently installed, and is nearly full. I have purchased
a new 60gb hard drive and I want to install it and move the contents of my
both of my partitions from the old 40gb drive to it. (I copied all the files
from my last computer to the D: drive and it was running Windows 98. I tried
to get just the data and not pick up any windows files but I don't know for
sure that I was successful in that. Haven't had any problems with it, though.)
Now here is what I need to know:
How can I be sure that thee are no old windows 98 files left on the D:
drive before I move its contents to the new drive?
Can I install the new driveon the same cable as the old one, set the
jumpers to cable select,, format it with its setup CD, then just move the
entire contents of my old C: drive over to it, or must I reinstall xp pro
onto the new drive?
Will I have to reactivate xp pro then reinstall all my software?
Assuming I can just move everything I want to, can I change the file
system to NTFS? Do I do that during the install or later?
How can I be sure that nothing of Windows98 is left on my D: drive before I
move its contents?
After the new hard drive is set up, I'd like to leave the old 40 gb
drive in the computer but erase it and use it for backups. How do I do that?
Do I need to reformat it as a bootable drive?
How do I boot from the new drive the first time? Will the computer know
to do that, or do I change the boot order in the BIOS? Should I change the
jumpers from CS to make the new drive master and the old one slave or switch
connections on the ATA cable? Do I erase the old drive before I attempt to
reboot?
Sorry for such a long post but I don't want to make any ignorant
mistakes doing this. There are too many ways to go wrong. Thanks!

 

[peter]

Here is what I would suggest.....strictly my own opinion
I would take the old drive and place it as a slave drive on the same cable
further down the line.Each EIDE channel is able to support 2 drives.
I would install the new drive as master in the old drive spot on the
cable.......make sure that you have the settings right...master and slave.
I would then do a new install of XP booting the system with the CD in during
this install I would format the drive.
After installing all of the necesary XP drivers and making sure that XP work
properly I would copy my work files off the old drive and then format that
drive..both partitions.Then reinstall all of my programs.This way you do have a
brand new no left over installation with a completely empty slave drive with 2
partitions that you can use for whatever you like.I most likely would also have
partitioned that new drive into 2..use one for XP and the other for programs.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
peter

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

See below.

I need step by step instructions to install a new hard drive in my computer
and use the old one for backups. My current hard drive is a 40gb drive,
partitioned into two 20gb sections. My C: drive is running XP Pro (FAT32)
with Service Pack 2 recently installed, and is nearly full. I have purchased
a new 60gb hard drive and I want to install it and move the contents of my
both of my partitions from the old 40gb drive to it. (I copied all the files
from my last computer to the D: drive and it was running Windows 98. I tried
to get just the data and not pick up any windows files but I don't know for
sure that I was successful in that. Haven't had any problems with it, though.)
Now here is what I need to know:
How can I be sure that thee are no old windows 98 files left on the D:
drive before I move its contents to the new drive?

The best approach is to copy the whole lot across, then delete
anything that relates to Win98.

Can I install the new driveon the same cable as the old one, set the
jumpers to cable select,, format it with its setup CD, then just move the
entire contents of my old C: drive over to it, or must I reinstall xp pro
onto the new drive?

No to both questions: You cannot just copy things across, yet there is
no need to re-install WinXP.

Will I have to reactivate xp pro then reinstall all my software?

Since most of your system remains unchanged, you probably will not
have to re-activate your software.

Assuming I can just move everything I want to, can I change the file
system to NTFS? Do I do that during the install or later?

Do it when you have finished with everything else.

How can I be sure that nothing of Windows98 is left on my D: drive before I
move its contents?

Let's tackle this when everything else is in place.

After the new hard drive is set up, I'd like to leave the old 40 gb
drive in the computer but erase it and use it for backups. How do I do that?
Do I need to reformat it as a bootable drive?

Let's tackle this when everything else is in place.

How do I boot from the new drive the first time? Will the computer know
to do that, or do I change the boot order in the BIOS? Should I change the
jumpers from CS to make the new drive master and the old one slave or switch
connections on the ATA cable? Do I erase the old drive before I attempt to
reboot?

See below.

Sorry for such a long post but I don't want to make any ignorant
mistakes doing this. There are too many ways to go wrong. Thanks!

Here are a few methods to copy your old disk to your new disk:

1. Use the disk cloning program that the manufacturer of your
new disk makes available on his home site (some do, others don't . . .)

2. Use a commercial cloning program such as PQMagic, Ghost, or
Acronis. This is by far the easiest method.

3. Install both disks as secondary disks in some other WinXP/2000 PC,
then use xcopy.exe with the appropriate switches to perform the
cloning process.

4. Make a Bart PE boot CD, then boot the machine with this CD and
use xcopy.exe to copy things across.

Options 3 and 4 require additional steps to make the new disk bootable.
Post again when finished, for further instructions.

 

[Guest]

You have an old drive with 2 partitions.

It can be copied across in the same relative manner. That is to a new drive
with 2 partitions. They don't have to be 50/50 of the new drive, just make
the smaller one big enough for the data in the respective partition of the
old drive.

If you buy a new Retail Hard drive from Maxtor or Seagate, they will include
instaruction [with pictures] and all the software you'll need.

Steps are:
1. Set Jumper / Shunt for Master / Slave
2. Install the drive in the PC
3. Initialise the drive
4. Partition the drive
5. Format Partition
6. Clone partition from old drive
7. Power off PC
8. Recongifure new Drive as C Drive

As I mentioned, all these instructions are well documented with a retail
packaged Maxtor or Seagate drive. Maxtor - Maxblast Software: Seagate -
Seatools software.

Other drives may have similar tools however I have had good experiences with
Maxtor.

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

For some more details please have a look at
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxMove.htm.

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

For some more details please have a look at
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxMove.htm.

Hans-Georg

 

[Guest]

My hard drive is failing. I am getting new hard drive. I want to be able to
re-create my current operating system environment on my new hard drive (my
registry, my windows XP SP1 with all of the critical updates applied, my
Norton antivirus with all of the software updates and virus definitions,
etc.) I have a backup hard drive, drive “Fâ€, a FAT32 (4 gig max partition).
I have loads and loads of data on this backup drive. If use ASR, it wants to
back up 6-8 gigs. It will not let me backup to my drive “F†because of the
4 gig partition limitation. I suspect that the 6-8 gig ASR wants to backup
is more than the essential OS environment files, which your user’s guide says
would typically be 1.5-2 gigs. How can I get around ASR wanting to backup so
much data? How can I identify and only backup the essential files?