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I purchased a bigger hard drive. Need to transfer the operating system and everything else as well to the new hard drive.I have all the tools I speculate. Just would like to know the best procedure.

David Zeman
2011-04-10 18:48:00
I have a seagate hd. I used the clone program from the seagate website. Thanx again everyone for all your help.Thanx to you guy's I'm learning alot of info everyday.I got everything installed and its all working fine ,so far. Holler at you later peoples. DavidZ/zpook59
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Tina
2011-04-10 18:53:00
Thank you for the feedback, David! :)
David Zeman
2011-04-09 19:26:00
Machine is dell e3100,Winxp pro sp3.I'm going to install a 500gb sata seagate.I' have Barts pe & also image burn.I was going to use partition wizard 5 to formate & partition the drive.Then use image burn or barts pe to clone the drive.Will cloning it to an external 320gb seagate flashdrive work?or do I have to clone to a disk?Sorry, I'm new at all this, but I'm learning quick.Thanx for the help, I sure can use it. DavidZ/zpook59
2011-04-10 17:34:00
up to you to decide where to clone
2011-04-09 16:41:00
There is an article using XXClonehttp://www.techhandbook.com/hardware/3048-How-copy-your-operating-system-from-one-hard-drive-another.htmlIf you have a wastern digital hard drive then you can use Acronis True Image from their websitehttp://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119
Tina
2011-04-08 20:25:00
David,which version of Windows do you want to move and what are the tools you are planning to use?You will basically want to clone your hard drive. Windows 7 comes with an inbuilt tool that let's you do that. You can also use a tool like
CloneZilla . A while back I profiled 5 Ways To Clone & Copy Your Hard Drive .