Re: Strange Error

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Thanks Kerry

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote in message
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> "jamie" <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I was looking at a link on experts exchange in regard to moving my system
>>from my C drive (40 Gig) to my D drive (80 gig). I have a space issue on
>>the C drive... I have reviewed over and over and trimmed down to bare
>>essentials (VS2005, SQL Server 2005, VS 2003, SQL Server 2000, Office
>>2003, XP SP2... a few other tools) but my disk is still full (712 Meg).
>>I thought I might be able to migrate as above, to the larger drive.
>>After checking the link on experts exchange
>>(http://www.experts-exchange.com/Storage/Q_20811281.html) where a product
>>called XClone was offered. In the attempt to download, my computer bit
>>the dust (Black Screen, reboot) and when it came back, my Office Outlook
>>2003 and Frontpage 2003 links were the square box like DOS generic boxes
>>and would no longer work. I tried a repair through the control panel but
>>apparently whatever occured removed just Outlook and FrontPage.
>>
>> I'm searching for a better way to transfer my system to a larger drive.
>> Any ideas? (I can reinstall office to repair - I can also run a
>> restore - problem above is resolved but the drive issue is not.) I would
>> say in general that between the IE Popup blocker, my Zone Alarm, my two
>> hardware firewalls... cheeshhhh - internet browsing is becoming far too
>> complicated...
>>
>> Jamie
>
> Use a program like Acronis TrueImage or Norton Ghost to clone the c: drive
> to the d: drive. My personal preference is TrueImage. Note: In the process
> you will lose everything that is currently on the d: drive. Once the drive
> is cloned set the larger drive as the master and disconnect the smaller
> driver now. Reboot into Windows and test that everything is transfered and
> working OK. Once you are sure everything is OK you can set the smaller
> drive as the slave and reconnect it. It can then be reformatted and used
> as the d: drive.
>
> Kerry
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