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how to copy NT 4.0 to new system
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Original Message
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Name: Orlando G.
Date: January 5, 2000 at 15:47:12 Pacific
Subject: how to copy NT 4.0 to new system
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Comment: I have a NT 4.0 server that I want to upgrade to a new system. How can I Transfer the NT system and data files to the new server?
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Response Number 1
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Name: Grant Supp
Date: January 5, 2000 at 19:24:46 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I recommend a program called Norton GHOST. A 30 day trial is available from Symantec's website. http://shop.symantec.com/cgi-bin/trialware/Core/Core.pl?SECTION=Norton+Ghost+Enterprise+Edition&subsite=na&MODE=1&KDATA=KKKK
There's a DOS .exe included that will copy the drive for you.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Gerard
Date: January 6, 2000 at 11:42:54 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Could use Powerquest Drive Image Pro. Create image, and restore to new system...may need to reconfigure all of your PC CArds after though. Could be a messy job. Good Luck. Might need to add a new SID if keeping other system on network. Available from winternals.
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Response Number 3
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Name: Dean
Date: January 6, 2000 at 14:55:06 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I wouldn't. Unless the new machine is an exact hardware duplicate of the old - you'll gonna get a lot of headaches. NT relies on a lot of hardware related items - Ghosting from one type of machine to another is painful. SO.. I would install NT on the new machine. Then figure out what your data files are and transfer them over. Perhaps take the old hard drive and stick it in the new machine and copy that way. OR perhaps move them to a different partition (just the data files) and just Ghost over the data files..... my opinions.....digest at will
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Response Number 4
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Name: Marc
Date: July 12, 2000 at 15:48:41 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)An option now would be to upgrade the old machine to Windows 2000 server; which you can then make a copy of the original hard drive with Ghost and pop the copy into the new machine. Run the setup program from cd for win2k again; and continue normally; but choose the 2nd repair option. This will re-do all the plug-n-play; and should work fine on the new system.
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