Re: How to copy a C: Windows partition

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From: Josef Stalin (FatherNiceGuyJosefStalin_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/23/04

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    "Bjørnar Bolsøy" <bbolsoy@norway.nospam> wrote in message
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    > I've seen several sources claiming it's possible to copy the
    > contents of your C: drive to another parition, say for instance
    > to migrate your Windows installation to a new disk, but I've
    > always come short on locked files in use by Windows.
    >
    > Anyone know if there's a way to accomplish this, sans using
    > drive image tools?
    >
    >
    >
    > MVH
    > Bjørnar
    >
    >

    I use DriveImage. Boot up in DOS. Load up DriveImage. Since W2K isn't
    running, nothing is locked. Clone the partition to another partition or to
    another disk. You now have a perfect carbon copy. I understand that Ghost
    is similar but I haven't used Ghost so I can't say with any certainty.

    Uncle Joe

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