Re: Disk mirroring vs. recovery cd's

Imaging software will re-create every wart and pimple of your existing
software system. So, IF* your existing software has problems, those problems
will be duplicated on the new drive.

I am always in favor of a fresh, clean install for a new hard drive.



" wrote:

Ted,

Thanks, I do have Acronis True Image. I am more concerned that the mirror
image will be flawed. I have already spoken with the manufacturer of the
computer and they stated that the hard drive is probably going bad. The
computer is 4 years old and on constantly. I needed more drive space so I
went with a larger hard drive.

I am just trying to decide if I should just mirror the drive or install the
operating system from the recovery cd's.

Thanks

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

The better way to backup your hard disk is with disk imaging software. Look
at Acronis True Image, Norton Ghost or Image for Windows (by Terabyte
Unlimited.)

I would not replace a hard disk that I suspected was damaged without first
running the disk manufacturer's diagnostics and then discussing the results
with the manufacturer.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"Andrew" <Andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:96029215-916C-4108-A7A0-44D41F1FD4B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have my main hard drive going bad (I assume this is the problem - system
slow, chkdsk gives unscannable errors). So I purchased a new hard drive,
and
some disk mirroring software. I have attempted to backup everything to a
second hard drive. Now my question is that if there is a problem with the
hard drive that has the system software and I mirror it to the new hard
drive
won't I still have system software problems when I install the new drive
as
the system drive? I don't have recovery cd's but I can create them.
Would
that be the better solution to use? Just install the new hard drive and
use
recovery cd's to reinstall the system software?

Thanks for any insight you can give.

Andrew H.




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