Re: disk-imaging software

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From: Ted Zieglar aka \ (teddyz_at_notmail.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:55:46 -0400

BAR - and OP: You cannot use imaging software to transfer your installation
to a new computer, unless the new computer has hardware that is identical in
every way with the old computer. Ghost points this out explicitly in their
documentation. 

-- 
Ted Zieglar
formerly "Rocket J. Squirrel"
"BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6B2A9FA-FD1D-4D22-BA51-1BD3F3EA378A@microsoft.com...
> Q1: I have experience with Ghost and it works very successfully [Partition
> Magic 8 didn't].  If you create an 'Image File' of the Primary Hard Drive,
> then Ghost actually compresses the data, so you should end up with lots of
> spare capacity.
>
> Q2: If you have an appropriate version of XP [any which are not an OEM
> version] then you can move or transfer your use of XP to a new system.
> Simply relocate the Hard Drive and perform a repair installation to set
the
> XP system to the new environment.  You can buy your new PC without the OS.
> Alternatey, if you have Ghost and your 'Image File' on the USB Hard drive,
> then on the new PC you can boot off the Ghost floppy boot disk with the
USB
> Drive attached, then 'restore' the image file onto the new PC's Hard
drive.
> Turn off the PC and follow 'repair installation' steps below.
>
> You need to do a repair installation to set the Windows XP system from one
> PC to the new environment of another.  To do this follow the steps below:
>
>
> 1.Do Not BOOT into Windows XP on first boot after Motherboard or Hard
Drive
> change! If  booting from CD is not an option, return to BIOS and make sure
> booting from CD is the first boot option.
>
> 2.If your computer does not support booting from the CD, check your OEM or
> Motherboard makers web site for updated  BIOS.
>
> 3.Perform a Repair Install by following the step by step below.
> When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
> This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
>    Windows XP to run on your computer:
>
>    To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
>
>    To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
>
>    To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
>
> Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
>
> Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows
> installations.
>
> Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to
> start the repair.
>
> Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot.  Do not
> press any key to boot from CD when the message appears.
>
> Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your
> applications and settings will remain intact.
>
>
>
> "Victor" wrote:
>
> > I'm considering buying a Maxtor One Touch 80GB USB 2.0
> > External Hard Drive with perhaps the Acronis True Image 6.0
> > software or Norton Ghost.  My question is after I make an
> > image of my pcs drive(s) on the external device can I still
> > use the external drive for other stuff?  It's 80gb which is
> > double the size of my current internal drive.
> >
> > Another concern.  When I want to buy a new pc and transfer
> > the system from my old one, just how easy is it using
> > ghosting software?  Will I need to install a system on the
> > new pc first?  If the new pc doesn't come with a system
> > installed will I be able to just plop in a backup cd (or
> > floppy), plug in the external hard disk and then let it
> > copy?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> > ps.  Which imaging software is better for this purpose?
> >

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