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Moving a Windows Install across hard drives?
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Arainach
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 12:14 PM #1 of 7
Moving a Windows Install across hard drives?

I've done this with Linux and *BSD more times than I can count, but never attempted it on Windows:

I've currently got a Windows install (XP Pro x64) on my 160GB HD. I'd like to move that partition onto my 250GB SATA drive. Is there any sort of decent guide for this? I'm thinking:

(1) Move (Copy?) the Partition over to the new drive
(2) Install the MBR on the new drive (how?)
(3) Change BIOS to have the SATA be the primary boot drive

Anything I'm missing here? Anyone tried this before?

I SUPPOSE I could reformat but (A) I don't want to and (B) I don't know where the heck I'd find a floppy drive to install to SATA anyhow

Jam it back in, in the dark.
Arainach
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Old Nov 10, 2006, 01:56 PM #2 of 7
Never used Ghost. I'll have to look into it.

How ya doing, buddy?
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