Re: Upgraded hard drive - how to move files from old one?
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:42:57 -0400
> "Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:de4jk8$p6e$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> I'm upgrading my 80GB IDE drive to a 200GB SATA drive, and I'm wondering
>> how I go about transferring stuff over. Here's what i plan to do:
>>
>> I plan to install the new SATA drive and set the BIOS to boot from that
>> first, but the IDE drive will stay in the system until I have
>> transferred everything I need to. I currently have XP Pro, which I will
>> be installing from scratch on the SATA drive. Once I've set that all
>> up, will I be able to explore my old IDE drive and just drag stuff
>> across? Do i need to do anything to ensure I'm not locked-out from the
>> data on my old drive?
"Patti MacLeod" <pam120@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uVxne2LpFHA.3756@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Cuzman,
>
> Assuming that "I currently have XP Pro" means that you are currently
> running
> XP Pro on the 80GB drive, use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard
> (F.A.S.T.) to store files and settings either to removable media or to a
> folder on the 80GB drive. When you have the 200GB drive installed and XP
> Pro
> up and running on that drive, use F.A.S.T on the "new" XP in order to
> import
> the stored files and settings.
>
> HOW TO: Use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=293118
>
> FILE & SETTINGS TRANSFER
> http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.php
>
> It is possible that, when you try to open folders on your "old" XP, you
> receive an Access is Denied message and may have to take ownership of
> those
> folders:
>
> "Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=810881
>
> Regards,
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
Cuzman:
In addition to Patti's recommendations, you might want to consider the
following...
Again assuming that your "old" 80 GB HD contains the XP OS, use a disk
imaging program such as Symantec's Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image to
"clone" the contents of that drive to your new 200 GB drive. The advantage
here is that you're copying *all* the data on your old drive to the new one,
including the OS and your programs. Understand that using the F.A.S.T
program will *not* transfer your programs to the new drive. In that case you
will need to install whatever programs you desire from the programs'
installation media.
An additional advantage of using a disk imaging program is that in the
future you can use your 80 GB drive as a backup and routinely clone the
contents of your working drive to it.
Anna
.
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