Replaced Disk Drive

[Sucking Wind]

I bought a new disk drive and I want to restore my Win XP and all my file and
desktop on the new drive. What is the easiest way to do this?

Thanks

 

[Gordon]

I bought a new disk drive and I want to restore my Win XP and all my file
and
desktop on the new drive. What is the easiest way to do this?

Thanks

Where is the old drive now?

 

[Sucking Wind]

I still have it. I need to send it back to Dell in a couple days.

Thanks

 

[Lem]

I bought a new disk drive and I want to restore my Win XP and all my file and
desktop on the new drive. What is the easiest way to do this?

Thanks

Clone the old drive to the new drive. Get an external USB disk
enclosure, temporarily install the new drive in the enclosure, and use
disk cloning software to clone the drive. Then take the old drive out
of the computer and install the new one. If you put the old drive in
the external enclosure, you can use it for a backup drive.

If you have a desktop/tower with an open drive bay, you can put the new
disk there instead of buying an external enclosure, but using an
external enclosure is easier (if you install the new disk in a spare
drive bay, be *sure* that you turn off the computer and disconnect the
original drive *before* rebooting after the clone is complete).

Cloning software can be either commercial (e.g., Acronis True Image,
Norton Ghost) or it may be available for free from the web site of the
drive manufacturer.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Sucking Wind]

What does the Flies and settings Transfer Wizard do?

thanks

 

[Lem]

What does the Flies and settings Transfer Wizard do?

thanks

My original advice was based on the assumption that you wanted to copy
the operating system ("My Win XP") as well as your data. I see from
another thread that you've already done something (it's not clear what)
and are now in some difficulty. If your old disk was functional,
cloning was the way to go ... but that's probably water under the bridge
by now.

With respect to the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, this is what
"Help and Support" says --

<quote>
The Files and Settings Transfer Wizard helps you move your data files
and personal settings from your old computer to your new one, without
having to go through much of the same configuration you did with your
old computer. For example, you can take your personal display
properties, folder and taskbar options, and Internet browser and e-mail
settings from your old computer and place them on the new one. The
wizard will also move specific files or entire folders, such as My
Documents, My Pictures, and Favorites. Passwords are not moved with
program settings when you use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
This is a feature of the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard that helps
to keep your passwords confidential.

We recommend that you install a virus detection program on the new
computer before transferring files over from the old computer. This can
help protect your new computer from viruses that may be contained in the
files transferred over from your old computer.
</quote>

Also see:
How to use the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293118/en-us

How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306187/en-us

List of Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated When You Use the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304903/en-us


--
Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[WaIIy]

I bought a new disk drive and I want to restore my Win XP and all my file and
desktop on the new drive. What is the easiest way to do this?

Thanks

If you bought a Seagate, Maxtor or WD drive, install the second drive
and you can clone your original drive.

The CD that came with the new drive has the software to do this.

For example, look here..

http://tinyurl.com/34tnau