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howie2424
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: replacing old HDD- do I need to reinstall OS ? |
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| I've got a little 40 gig hdd in my machine that's probably on it's last legs. It's the only drive in the box. I was thinking of replacing it with a 250 gig. I'm wondering if I can just set up a 40 gig partition on the new drive and copy the old drive onto it. If I then install the new drive alone, will the system boot like before or do I have to do a complete reinstallation of Windows (something I'd prefer to avoid)? Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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What you're talking about is called cloning. It copies your existing drive to a new drive. You'll then have to set the new drive as your main drive.
Anyway, I just did this. I used a program called Acronis. It's got a free trial period, so you can download it and use it. It worked like a charm for me.
Also, you can follow the instructions here if you need help.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=418 |
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howie2424
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| Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanx very much Thunndarr, I'll check it out. |
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