Re: Using Drive Image with XP?

Please ignore my previous post - I failed to read the OP's
post properly.


"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23M3mK46rFHA.4044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> D.I. requires a partition that is equal to, or larger than, the source
> partition.
>
> You can use Partition Magic to shrink the 40 gig partition on your new
> drive, down to the exact same size (or a tad less) than the 8 gig
partition
> on your second drive. You can then create a new partition in the freed up
> space on your new drive.
>
> Then, copy your system partition over to your second drive with Drive
Image.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> Quote from: George Ankner
> "If you knew as much as you thought you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
>
> "Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:q3agh1d14t3teoncjnbn5fpllvh55k55l7@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Following a major crash my wife had a second 40GB HD installed
> > recently. Unfortunately, the installer took the simplest option of
> > making the whole new drive a single partition, instead of two of 8GB
> > and 32GB, identical to the other drive. The organisation is therefore
> > now as follows:
> > HD1
> > ---
> > C 40GB:Win XP Home SP2, programs and all data
> >
> > HD2
> > ---
> > F 8GB: Empty
> > G 32GB: Nightly backups of all data and settings from C
> >
> > That's obviously more secure than before, but I'd like to go further.
> > I want to use DriveImage 2002 to copy the OS to F, so that in an
> > emergency we could boot up to that instead of C. But DI won't allow
> > that. Even though C contains only a TOTAL of about 7GB, and F is 8GB,
> > it says there is insufficient space.
> >
> > It's been a long time since I last used DI, and I'm nervous about how
> > best to proceed at minimum risk. Can I achieve my aim by using the
> > facilities under Disk Operations to 'Redistribute free space among
> > partitions'? Relatively risk free? Hate to think of the marital
> > consequences of wiping WinXP! <g>
> >
> > Any advice would be much appreciated please.
> >
> > Terry, UK
> >
> >
>
>


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