New HD-transferring files from old one

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one Hi,
I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything from the
old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions will be
very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go. I don't
want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.

Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.

A.

Windows XP869

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's manufacturer:
They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything to
your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning software.
Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of software.

Tom Swift

"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Hi,
> I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything from
the
> old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions will
be
> very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go. I
don't
> want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>
> Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>
> A.

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but can't
remember how or what switch to use.

Thanks for your reply.

A.

"Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704
@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:

> First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
manufacturer:
> They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything to
> your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning software.
> Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of software.
>
> Tom Swift
>
> "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> Hi,
>> I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
from
> the
>> old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions
will
> be
>> very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go. I
> don't
>> want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>>
>> Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>>
>> A.
>
>

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one You can also invest in the software called IntelliMover I did and had no
problems with the transfer of files. They even included the cable. It's made
by Detto Technologies www.detto.com
"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
> back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but can't
> remember how or what switch to use.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> A.
>
> "Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704
> @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>
> > First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
> manufacturer:
> > They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything to
> > your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning software.
> > Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of software.
> >
> > Tom Swift
> >
> > "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> > news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> >> Hi,
> >> I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
> from
> > the
> >> old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions
> will
> > be
> >> very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go. I
> > don't
> >> want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
> >>
> >> Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
> >>
> >> A.
> >
> >
>

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one I believe you're referring to the old xcopy command to copy the hard
drive to another. That only works if your system was formatted as
FAT/FAT32 but not NTFS as you can't quite access ntfs without a
(expensive) third party program. I've done that before but it's not
perfectly reliable as the long file names sometimes get broken when the
short file names get renamed in the process. Example: say you have 2
directories, program files and programs, short file name should be
progra~1 and progra~2, respectively. During the xcopy process this can
be reversed, thus progra~1 would point to programs and progra~2 would
point to program files thus breaking your links in the copy on your new
hard drive. Microsoft has a KB about it somewhere, but it's been some 2+
yrs since I've done this.

Ariel wrote:
> Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
> back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but can't
> remember how or what switch to use.
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> A.
>
> "Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704
> @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>
>
>>First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
>
> manufacturer:
>
>>They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything to
>>your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning software.
>>Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of software.
>>
>>Tom Swift
>>
>>"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>>news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
>
> from
>
>>the
>>
>>>old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions
>
> will
>
>>be
>>
>>>very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go. I
>>
>>don't
>>
>>>want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>>>
>>>Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>>>
>>>A.
>>
>>
>

--
Regards,

Durand

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customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one Thank you for your reply, I bought Norton Ghost, did the trick.

A.

"Pam Myers" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
news:EMail@HideDomain.com:

> You can also invest in the software called IntelliMover I did and had no
> problems with the transfer of files. They even included the cable. It's
> made by Detto Technologies www.detto.com
> "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
>> back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but
>> can't remember how or what switch to use.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> A.
>>
>> "Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
> news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704
>> @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>>
>> > First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
>> manufacturer:
>> > They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything
>> > to your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning
>> > software. Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of
>> > software.
>> >
>> > Tom Swift
>> >
>> > "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>> > news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> >> Hi,
>> >> I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
>> from
>> > the
>> >> old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any
>> >> suggestions
>> will
>> > be
>> >> very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to
>> >> go. I
>> > don't
>> >> want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>> >>
>> >> A.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
>

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one That's it. It was xcopy with /b switch, I used it with Win 95 but at that
time my HD was formatted FAT32, not NTFS. I bought Ghost and it worked
flawlessly. Thank you for replying.

A.

Durand <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
news:EMail@HideDomain.com:

> I believe you're referring to the old xcopy command to copy the hard
> drive to another. That only works if your system was formatted as
> FAT/FAT32 but not NTFS as you can't quite access ntfs without a
> (expensive) third party program. I've done that before but it's not
> perfectly reliable as the long file names sometimes get broken when the
> short file names get renamed in the process. Example: say you have 2
> directories, program files and programs, short file name should be
> progra~1 and progra~2, respectively. During the xcopy process this can
> be reversed, thus progra~1 would point to programs and progra~2 would
> point to program files thus breaking your links in the copy on your new
> hard drive. Microsoft has a KB about it somewhere, but it's been some 2+
> yrs since I've done this.
>
> Ariel wrote:
>> Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
>> back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but
>> can't remember how or what switch to use.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> A.
>>
>> "Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
>> news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704 @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>>
>>
>>>First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
>>
>> manufacturer:
>>
>>>They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything
>>>to your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning
>>>software. Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of
>>>software.
>>>
>>>Tom Swift
>>>
>>>"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>>>news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
>>
>> from
>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>>old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions
>>
>> will
>>
>>>be
>>>
>>>>very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go.
>>>>I
>>>
>>>don't
>>>
>>>>want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>A.
>>>
>>>
>>
>

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one Personally, I really enjoy Norton Ghost. You'll never have to worry about
losing data, or even your entire system, again.

Tom Swift

"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Thank you for your reply, I bought Norton Ghost, did the trick.
>
> A.
>
> "Pam Myers" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com:
>
> > You can also invest in the software called IntelliMover I did and had no
> > problems with the transfer of files. They even included the cable. It's
> > made by Detto Technologies www.detto.com
> > "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> > news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> >> Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
> >> back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but
> >> can't remember how or what switch to use.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply.
> >>
> >> A.
> >>
> >> "Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
> > news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704
> >> @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
> >>
> >> > First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
> >> manufacturer:
> >> > They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything
> >> > to your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning
> >> > software. Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of
> >> > software.
> >> >
> >> > Tom Swift
> >> >
> >> > "Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
> >> from
> >> > the
> >> >> old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any
> >> >> suggestions
> >> will
> >> > be
> >> >> very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to
> >> >> go. I
> >> > don't
> >> >> want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
> >> >>
> >> >> A.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

customize >> New HD-transferring files from old one Aw shucks! You're welcome. Glad you got a solution you liked best. :)

Ariel wrote:
> That's it. It was xcopy with /b switch, I used it with Win 95 but at that
> time my HD was formatted FAT32, not NTFS. I bought Ghost and it worked
> flawlessly. Thank you for replying.
>
> A.
>
> Durand <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com:
>
>
>>I believe you're referring to the old xcopy command to copy the hard
>>drive to another. That only works if your system was formatted as
>>FAT/FAT32 but not NTFS as you can't quite access ntfs without a
>>(expensive) third party program. I've done that before but it's not
>>perfectly reliable as the long file names sometimes get broken when the
>>short file names get renamed in the process. Example: say you have 2
>>directories, program files and programs, short file name should be
>>progra~1 and progra~2, respectively. During the xcopy process this can
>>be reversed, thus progra~1 would point to programs and progra~2 would
>>point to program files thus breaking your links in the copy on your new
>>hard drive. Microsoft has a KB about it somewhere, but it's been some 2+
>>yrs since I've done this.
>>
>>Ariel wrote:
>>
>>>Can't I do it from a command prompt? By booting into windows? Few years
>>>back I've read about it how to transfer all of the binary files but
>>>can't remember how or what switch to use.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>>A.
>>>
>>>"Tom Swift" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
>>>news:ecBjfbB3DHA.1704 @tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>First thing to do is to visit the web site of the news disc's
>>>
>>>manufacturer:
>>>
>>>
>>>>They may have a free utility which you can use to transfer everything
>>>>to your new disc. If not, you'll need to invest in disc cloning
>>>>software. Norton Ghost is currently the best known of this type of
>>>>software.
>>>>
>>>>Tom Swift
>>>>
>>>>"Ariel" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>I just got me a new hard drive and would like to transfer everything
>>>
>>>from
>>>
>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>old bootable one to this one. How do I go about it? Any suggestions
>>>
>>>will
>>>
>>>
>>>>be
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>very much appreciated. The new one is formatted NTFS and ready to go.
>>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>don't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>want to reinstall Windows and reinstall all of the programs again.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks to all that will reply with helpfull suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>>A.
>>>>
>>>>
>

--
Regards,

Durand

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