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Using XP's File Transfer Wizard
Name: Richard Trahar Date: January 23, 2003 at 15:39:32 Pacific OS: Windows XP Professional CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2100+ / 768MB D
Comment:
Hi
I am going to get a new 80gb HDD on Monday, my question is this
Can I connect my new HDD to slave and use XP file tranfer wizard to copy everything including the Windows XP to the slave HDD, once the copy is done can I disconnect my new HDD from slave and put it as master and use it as a normal 80gb, then take my old master 40gb and put it as slave, use XP to format it so that it's blanc, and then use it to stuff junk or whatever I want on it
Please Help as I never used XP file transfer wizard before, and I don't want to put XP Pro back in again as I have thousands of files and it will take me at least 10 hours to do it
Name: Toad Date: January 23, 2003 at 16:55:18 Pacific
Reply:
In a word...no. The transfer wizard is meant to move files/setting from an old computer to one that already has XP installed.
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard Trahar Date: January 23, 2003 at 17:24:25 Pacific
Reply:
Ok thanks, I will have to use the new one as slave then and leave my old 40gig as slave
Thanks for the help anyway
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Response Number 3
Name: Carlos M. Date: January 24, 2003 at 07:12:20 Pacific
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For That I would use Ghost, make an exact clone on the second drive and then change master and slave, and reformat slave
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Response Number 4
Name: Richard Trahar Date: January 24, 2003 at 09:51:29 Pacific
Reply:
Ok thanks for all your reply's will try it when I get the drive, everthing is backed up anyway I just don't want to re-install again as I done it thousands of times and it gets annoying after a while
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Summary: First, you could do what he said and then once your files are copied just take out the old hard drive and put it back in the old computer befor putting it away. Second, you can use Xp's settings and ...
Name: Richard Trahar
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