Re: How to copy a C: Windows partition

From: Willard (guess_at_msn.com)
Date: 03/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:07:03 -0500

Josef Stalin wrote:
> "Bjørnar Bolsøy" <bbolsoy@norway.nospam> wrote in message
> news:Xns94B4EDDA68535bbolsoy@212.83.64.229...
>
>>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

Joe,

I have DriveImage 7.0 which uses "CopyDrive" in Windows...

How do you load "DriveImage" from DOS or Command prompt??
If you boot with an A: DOS floppy, then what??

Willard ;)



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