Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Hardware/Software - Hard Drive
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theclaw
Posts: 181/202 |
I'm back. Decided to start with a clean install. Loaded Windows 2000, then immediately upgraded to XP. Don't know why I bothered, my XP is the full version. Only time was wasted there. Edit: never mind what was in the middle of this post. SP2 solved that part of the issue.
I'll eventually need to backup the partition which PM says is bad. I can't proform any file system operations on the old 200GB drive, but I don't lose data either. How strange is that? I'm unable to run Linux on that drive, which is a major annoyance.. It's useful for deleting any pesky files Windows incorrectly thinks are in use. Of course figuring out which distro to run is off-topic in this thread, I'll start a new one when I'm ready. It is annoying to deal with the blacklisted FCKGW serial for XP, but I just change the number after a reinstall. |
FreeDOS
Posts: 1574/1657 |
You should seriously download SystemRescueCd and use Partition Image, it has full supporrt for FAT32 (and NTFS if you convert before-hand) |
kitty
Posts: 1951/2449 |
Convert your FAT32 drive to NTFS. If the program COULD ghost from a FAT32 to an NTFS drive, you'd wind up with corrupted data on your hard drive, making its data as useless as if it were passed through an MRI machine.
You already got my opinion, though, that a fresh install is the best idea as opposed to copying a fragmented, "Dirty" install over  |
HyperLamer
Posts: 6782/8210 |
That's not going to work if you use a ghost program. You'll just end up with an exact copy which means itll be FAT32. WinXP can convert it to NTFS though. |
theclaw
Posts: 179/202 |
I found Norton Ghost, but it says pqv2i.sys is missing. Every site which claims to offer a download sends me to PayPal. I forgot to mention the drive I'm wanting to copy from is FAT32 and the destination is NTFS. Can you direct me to the pqv2i.sys? |
FreeDOS
Posts: 1573/1657 |
Well, I'm a guy who hates front-ends, so I personally use ntfsclone for cloning NTFS filesystems (nope, it doesn't copy unused clusters). Although if I need to deal with FAT, I simply use Partition Image. Both utilities are included on SystemRescueCd (and many other LiveCDs)
The only downside is that it doesn't copy the MBR's executable code, so you'll need to re-install the boot loader. In the case of the NT bootloader, you need to boot from the CD and go into the Recovery Console, log in, and type FIXMBR to install it. |
Lenophis
Posts: 699/830 |
Copy also means to image it from one to another. Although, like with most programs, a simple Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V won't work, as it has been said (twice now).
Personally, I prefer DriveImage because you can image directly from one to another, without hassle. It will be an exact copy, all you need is two drives. It also gives you the choice of burning the image to a CD, restoring the image from a CD, or going from drive to drive. And, the layout of the program is nice and easy.
Tarale: Does Norton Ghost have any kind of failure rate? I've been looking into some of Norton's products lately, although the resources needed are turning me away slightly... |
Tarale
Posts: 2474/2720 |
Norton Ghost is the only program that will "Ghost" things -- but that does not mean it's the only program that is able to create an Image of your setup for these purposes -- it just means it's the only one with the "Ghost" trademark. 
Other programs I have used to Image things include ImageCast, which was a Network based Imaging solution. PowerQuest (the guys who make Partition Magic) have an Imaging solution called DriveImage.
Out of all the Imaging solutions I've used, Norton's Ghost is the one that I prefer, it being a very polished and easy to use (IMHO) product.
Oh, and as far as I am aware, I don't think Ghost, ImageCast and DriveImage are compatible with each other, I think each has their own proprietary method and format of performing the similar function.  |
neotransotaku
Posts: 3851/4016 |
A question i'm sure he is going to ask:
What's this Ghosting program you talk about? Or, is norton ghost the only way to ghost? |
Tarale
Posts: 2472/2720 |
Yeah, I'm going to agree that a fresh install is probably well worth looking into. You get a nice, happy clean install. I still recommend Ghost though -- create a Ghost Image after your fresh install, so you can always restore back to the crisp clean happy fresh install point WITHOUT having to actually be subjected to a reinstall
I'm really not sure how to suggest the Ghost at the moment either for copy purposes. Do you have another machine? You could try to Network Ghost to another machine, but that will require you to create a boot disk for your machine specific to your NIC first, and install Ghost to both machines.... |
kitty
Posts: 1947/2449 |
Simply copying will NOT work. You need to ghost, as Taryn said, at least. And that will be tough to do because, also as Taryn said, it has to be done from another drive.
Also, for jumpers, if you use the "Cable Select" ("CS") position, you don't need to screw with them usually.
You're best off with a fresh Windows install on a fresh drive, anyway. Why ghost a fragmented drive? It'll ghost the frags too. |
Tarale
Posts: 2469/2720 |
I'd think something like Ghost might be helpful to move the settings across.
Simply copying the files over will not work. I can't think of another way to do this right at the moment, but Norton's Ghost should allow you to do this.
You will need to make a Ghost Image of your current Windows XP installation. This cannot be done to the disk that XP is on -- it needs to be done somehow to another drive or partition.
Once you have your Ghost Image, you should be able to use it to image the new hard drive. |
theclaw
Posts: 178/202 |
Being that I have tons and tons of games, just got a new drive to store them on. However, all my IDE ports are full. I must move Windows XP with it's settings intact onto the new drive. Step by step, I'm thinking this is what might work.
1: Unplug the Primary Slave temporarily
2: Connect my new HDD
3: Copy entire contents of C: to D:
4: Remove the Primary Master
5: Rejumper new HDD to Master
6: Put old Master as Slave into my other computer
Is that right? I'll have to take notes, since Windows has to be shutdown for this. |
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