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10-19-2006, 03:38 AM
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OK, I guess this would be a simple problem for someone here, but I don't have a clue how to do it.
When I was running Win98, I could use Xcopy32.exe in DOS to transfer my system to a bigger HD whenever I needed more space. But how do you do it in Win XP? There's no DOS, right? Or can I use cmd for this? I don't have Partition Magic. |
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10-19-2006, 05:17 AM
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You can just go ahead and do an xcopy in CMD. Type xcopy/? at the prompt to see all available switches and parameters.
For a free partition manager, you could always try gparted
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10-19-2006, 10:14 AM
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You cannot use xcopy in XP to clone a whole drive, system and all. The free way to do this is with the setup software from the hard drive manufacturer - WD (DLG Tools), Seagate (Disk Wizard), and Maxtor (Maxblast) all offer it, look for the copy drive function. It runs from a boot floppy or boot CD. If you have a different brand drive, you need a 3rd party solution such as Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image.
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10-19-2006, 12:21 PM
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I dont know about the others but Maxblast will do it with different manufacturers drives as long as 1 of them is a MAxtor/Quantum.
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10-19-2006, 08:45 PM
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Thanks.
Will get one of these free apps and will let you know what happens. |
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10-21-2006, 09:57 AM
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Using Maxblast I was able to clone my system from a Quantum to a Western Digital HD.
But when I tried to boot it, it would not start and I got a message "Missing OS". However I was able to boot up using a Win XP bootdisk. What does this mean? Are NtDetect and Ntldr corrupted? Or is this a problem with the MBR? |
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10-21-2006, 11:03 AM
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Try doing a repair install from the XP cd.. If windows don't find the OS then your probably looking at a complete reinstall..
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10-21-2006, 12:01 PM
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You could try recloning using WD's DLG Tools.
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10-24-2006, 09:25 AM
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Running Fixboot in Console Panel solved the bootup problem. I now have a fully functioning Win XP in my brand new HD.
Thanks for the help and advice. Last edited by Julie; 10-24-2006 at 09:31 AM. |
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