Re: upgrade main harddrive

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 09:49:49 -0500

The advantage of using a hard drive is that you can backup
the data very quickly, perhaps even automatically. Then you
can use your CD-R (maybe a DVD-R, they're getting cheap) to
archive and store the data off site.

"namniar" <this@that> wrote in message
news:%23hOQ7CwoEHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| Thanks Jim.
|
| BTW - all critical data I backup regularly to cd-r. It's
more the operating
| system and program setups that I am interested in backing
up. Seagate
| Diskwizard looks like it might backup partions - I'll give
it a whirl.
|
| r.
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:etRcJxroEHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > What software do you have and what does it say in their
| > instructions? I would think that you could do each
| > partition individually.
| >
| > I would not worry about backing up the boot drive IF all
| > that you have on it is replaceable programs and
downloaded
| > files that can be replaced in a matter of minutes or
hours
| > on the web or from CDs. I would want to backup the data
| > that is important, such as financial, family and that
novel
| > you've been working on for a decade.
| >
| > I think I would just use the 60 GB drive to backup My
| > Documents and such. I would also move the working My
| > Documents and email storage folders to the D: drive,
leaving
| > just the OS and applications on C: Of course, everybody
has
| > their own idea of the "perfect" use for drives and how
they
| > are organized.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > "namniar" <this@that> wrote in message
| > news:uaFvNWroEHA.3520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > | Jim, do you know if you can clone just one partition
on a
| > harddrive to
| > | another harddrive of do you have to do the whole disk.
| > |
| > | For example my primary HDD is split C: (winxp boot 60
GB)
| > and D: (data,
| > | games 100 GB). I would like to clone just the C:
| > partition to a Seagate 60
| > | GB HDD as a backup.
| > |
| > | Thanks, r.
| > |
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | news:%23ruLpoqoEHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > | > Your new hard drive should have come with software
to
| > clone
| > | > the old drive to the new one (either on CD or you
can
| > | > download) and that is what you should use. They
also
| > will
| > | > have instructions.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > The people think the Constitution protects their
rights;
| > | > But government sees it as an obstacle to be
overcome.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "bigrig0424" <bigrig0424@discussions.microsoft.com>
| > wrote in
| > | > message
| > | >
| >
news:D2CB238D-2F0C-4AA3-9A5A-43E0B4847484@microsoft.com...
| > | > | Hello. I tryed to upgrade my harddrive using
norton
| > ghost.
| > | > I just copyed the
| > | > | partion to a new one on the new drive. computer
did
| > not
| > | > like. just hung up
| > | > | trying
| > | > | to load operating system. windows xp home edition.
| > Should
| > | > I have tryed making
| > | > | a image. Also there is a hidden partion called
| > sys_save.
| > | > Do I need this
| > | > | moved to
| > | > | my new drive??
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

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