Hey guys, I need some help and advice.

Lately, I've vebe having some problems with my 160GB HD. It may have been damaged a little internally.. or have some very bad sectors. None the less, I just went out today and bought a new Sata hard drive and it has 320 GB.

Now I was thinking and have 2 choices.

Should I just do a fresh install on the new HD and then re-install all my programs again? Flash/PS/DW etc... and my burning software and drivers etc..

or

Should I just copy the old HD directly to the new HD.. and I suppose I wouldn't need to so anything, besides have it boot with the new HD 1st?

Thanks for your time.

Sorry guys.. made some lame spelling errors, I haven't slept much today trying to get this PC to work again.

"Should I just copy the old HD directly to the new HD.. and I suppose I wouldn't need to CHANGE anything, because, I'd have it boot to the other HD"

Also why I think the old HD is defective, is because I've heard "clickly" noises from it.. seems like something might be wrong inside and this problem has come up a lot. So I'm looking for advice on which way to copy to the new HD and that's more hassle free.

google
clonemaxx
free download and use.
it will copy the old to the new exactly