New hard drive install

[Guest]

I have installed a new maxtor 250gig. I want to all files from my existing
HDs that are still installed. I have installed a fresh copy of XP and I need
transfer all my files,settings and existing data from the old drive (that I
am going to remove) to the new one.Any Help would be appreciated

Thanks

 

[PaDiQ]

I have installed a new maxtor 250gig. I want to all files from my existing
HDs that are still installed. I have installed a fresh copy of XP and I need
transfer all my files,settings and existing data from the old drive (that I
am going to remove) to the new one.Any Help would be appreciated

Thanks

SO whats the problem

 

[Guest]

If both systems are XP, then you should be able to use the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard. This won't transfer your programs, though.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx

The other option, instead of reinstalling would have been to transfer the
partition with Ghost or Drive Image.

 

[Guest]

The Hard drives are on the same computer and I would like to transfer from
The old to the new without doing individually.
Thanks
Again

 

[Bob I]

You should probably look into using the "clone disk" software provided
with many hard drives manufactured today. If it isn't with the drive,
visit the drive manufacturers web site and get a copy. It's designed
make to move from one HD to another larger one relatively painless.

 

[Guest]

You are so lucky its a Maxtor. Go to the Maxtor.com and download (it should
have come with the drive) "Maxblast." Just put your new drive in as a slave
and MaxBlast will format it and do a drive copy and make your new drive the
boot drive. Then you have to shut down your machine and put your new drive
(change jumper to Primary install and reboot. The instructions on how to do
this are in detail on the Maxtor site. It is so easy you'll want to keep a
spare Maxtor drive around because to work there has to be atleast one Maxtor
drive on the system. Go for it

Walrus PS hope you have broadband connection, its a 200+ MB download!