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Ten Cheep-cheep Level: 23  Posts: 78/198 EXP: 60153 For next: 7570 Since: 07-24-04 From: Denver Since last post: 69 days Last activity: 32 days |
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| I only have two hard drives right now. My C is a 3 gig and my E is a 2 gig adding up to 5 gigs. For a while I've been planning to just copy my C to a bigger hard drive then to swap them. But people are saying that I would have to reinstall everthing dispite it being an exact copy of my old C drive, why is this? | |||
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Tarale I'm not under the alfluence of incohol like some thinkle peop I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get.  Level: 73  Posts: 1462/2720 EXP: 3458036 For next: 27832 Since: 03-18-04 From: Adelaide, Australia Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Well, people are right. There's a lot more to your Windows (or whatever) installation than just the files you see on the C:\ and merely copying the files over just doesn't work. Somebody more technical than me might be better to explain the specifics, but I imagine the Registry might be upset by such a move, for one... You can use something like Norton's Ghost to transfer the files over, it will keep the filesystem intact. |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1160/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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If you have Partition Commander, you can simply copy it to a new hard disk. Windows' only obstacle would be a reboot message for "new hardware".  |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 8090/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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Remember that if you use something like Norton Ghost, the partition on the new harddrive will be 3 GB too (thought with certain programs, it's possible to extend that 3GB partition). Althought you could just make another partition which is much bigger. And you should have things over at least two partitions anyway. (one for the OS, one for the rest of the stuff... that's how I have it  .)Althought, which OS are you using? It should be the same for most Windows OS's but Win XP could complain about activation due to hardware changes, but that's a few painless clicks unless you loose the internet connection somehow... |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1161/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Partition Commander is specifically made for partition handling, not just backups. If the partitions are FAT, it's even safer... all it does is copy the files. If it's NTFS, it'll copy the partition data and attempt to resize it (possibly unsafe). | |||
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Surlent サーレント Level: 49  Posts: 775/1077 EXP: 863920 For next: 19963 Since: 03-15-04 From: Tower of Lezard Valeth Since last post: 16 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Backups should be done anyway, when it comes to move around with partitions and -sizes, after there are data on them  Creating a copy and putting that on the new HD is that backup. If it is Windows XP, then three gigs wil be not enogu later on, even if you move pagefile.sys, hiberfil.sys and all temp folders to another drive or partition. (edited by Lezard Valeth on 02-23-05 06:29 PM) |
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Ten Cheep-cheep Level: 23 Posts: 79/198 EXP: 60153 For next: 7570 Since: 07-24-04 From: Denver Since last post: 69 days Last activity: 32 days |
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Originally posted by Kitten Yiffer It's Windows XP Pro, version of 2002, no service paks or other additions I believe. I'm also asking about other software that is installed on my computer. (Although, the only non-open source I have is realplayer and QuickTime I believe.) |
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||bass Programmer Admin Level: 44  Posts: 203/817 EXP: 570813 For next: 40472 Since: 03-15-04 From: Salem, Connecticut Since last post: 26 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| Get a program like Partition Magic. Actually, alot of hard drive manufacturers even supply a partition copy program with new drives for this specific purpose. You just have to realize, to do what you want, you need to copy the partition, not just its contents. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 2404/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| The technical reason why duplicating C doesn't work without the use of certain programs is because when you install an operating system, the operating system must provide information to the BIOS to let it know where to start gathering more boot information after it's own (i.e. where on the HD to start looking). the copy command does not do that. However, if you make a new installatino of windows on that HD, and THEN copy everything from you HD over, then you have preserved all your OS configurations etc. |
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FreeDOS Lava Lotus Wannabe-Mod :< Level: 59 Posts: 1164/1657 EXP: 1648646 For next: 24482 Since: 03-15-04 From: Seattle Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| It works fine by just using one of the mentioned Partition managers... and then some (like QtParted, Ranish, too many to list). All that the computer has to know how to boot is the MBR. It's the nice 512-byte block at the very beginning of the disk. The MBR then directs which partition to start booting from... in more complicated boot managers, they will need to store some data on the hard disk itself (like with GRUB). |
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BMF98567 BLACK HAS BUILT A SILLY DICE-MAZE! GO! Current list of BURNING FURY >8( recipients: - Yiffy Kitten (x2) - Xkeeper Level: 53  Posts: 665/1261 EXP: 1094149 For next: 62970 Since: 03-15-04 From: Blobaria Special Move: Rising Meatloaf Backhand Combo Since last post: 21 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| I've swapped boot drives more times than I can count. What I usually do (when the boot drive still works, that is) is install the new drive as primary slave, set up the partition(s) and make the first one active using FDISK, then FORMAT [drive]: /S, then boot into Windows and drag-n'-drop everything to the new drive via Explorer. However, I doubt the same method would work for XP...I've only done this with 98. |
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||bass Programmer Admin Level: 44 Posts: 204/817 EXP: 570813 For next: 40472 Since: 03-15-04 From: Salem, Connecticut Since last post: 26 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| It only worked because 98 is a simplistic operating system. Trust me that this method would NOT work in any NT- based os such as XP. | |||
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Boom.dk Level: 31  Posts: 260/392 EXP: 168692 For next: 16671 Since: 07-18-04 From: Denmark Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 1 day |
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