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New hard drive, no os reinstall
Name: bsltiger Date: March 16, 2009 at 17:45:05 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Installation
Comment:
i want to buy a new hard drive and use it as a master. i want to keep the old as a slave. i dont want to reinstall the os. is it possible to move the os installation to the new one and use it as if nothing is different?
Name: Richard59 Date: March 16, 2009 at 18:10:05 Pacific
Reply:
Yes. it is possible. The new drive may come with a software CD that contains the required cloning software. The last seagate drive I purchased did.
The instructions in the readme were very clear and easy to follow.
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Response Number 2
Name: RTAdams89 Date: March 16, 2009 at 18:10:25 Pacific
Reply:
Yes. There are many free tools that will do this. Look for "Driving Imaging" or "Partition copying" tools. DriveImage XML, XXClone, and CloneZilla are just a few examples.
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