codybear
08-01-1999, 09:34 PM
how can i copy my complete harddrive to my new system...i have many hours setting it up and do not want to go through it again....just built new system
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SB
08-01-1999, 10:22 PM
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codybear
08-02-1999, 12:09 AM
thanks but how does it work???
BBA
08-02-1999, 12:41 AM
You don't need GHOST for this.
Follow these steps:
1. Insert a floppy into the drive, open explorer, right click the drive letter and select format, then check the copy system files. Format the disk. It is now a bootable disk.
2. Open 'FIND: ALL FILES' from the start button menu.
3. select the 'C' drive, type in format and press enter. This will show the actual format file. Right click the file name and select send to floppy drive.
4. Do the same as step 3 for 'sys.com' and 'fdisk'.
5. Once all these are on the floppy, shutdown the PC and open the case and remove the power connector/ide cable from the original drive.
6. Connect the new drive to the ribbon cable/ power connector and boot the PC with the floppy you made.
7. At the 'A' prompt, typr "FDISK" and hit enter. It will ask to use large file system if it is for Win95b or later. Saying "YES" will set the drive in FAT32, saying "NO" will allow FAT16.
8. From the fdisk menu, create a primary partition and be sure to set it as the active partition, or it won't boot. Then back out of fdisk and reboot.
9. From a fresh boot from the floppy, type "format /s C:" and hit enter. Answer the prompt to overwrite and format the drive. When this is done, the drive will now be bootable.
10. Power down the PC, reconnect the first drive into the system with the new drive, but be sure the new drive is jumper set to "Slave" and the old drive is set to "Master".
11. Boot the PC as normal, let Windows load.
Both drives will now show in explorer.
12. From the tool bar in windows explorer, select view and folder options and view. Make sure that show hidden files is on and hide file extensions is off.
13. Make a directory called Windows on the new drive, then open the windows folder on the old drive and press "Control" and "A" buttons at the same time to select all files, then unselect the Win386.SWP file by pressing the control button while clicking on that file (This only applies if it is in the Windows folder, sometimes it's not)
14. Right click the highlighted/selected files and select copy, then paste them into the new drives windows directory.
15. Copy all folders this way to the new drive, When done copying, power down the sys and remove the old drive and reset the jumper to master on the new drive and boot into windows! No reconfiguring nothing!
Your done.
It really is easier than you think!.
BBA
Follow these steps:
1. Insert a floppy into the drive, open explorer, right click the drive letter and select format, then check the copy system files. Format the disk. It is now a bootable disk.
2. Open 'FIND: ALL FILES' from the start button menu.
3. select the 'C' drive, type in format and press enter. This will show the actual format file. Right click the file name and select send to floppy drive.
4. Do the same as step 3 for 'sys.com' and 'fdisk'.
5. Once all these are on the floppy, shutdown the PC and open the case and remove the power connector/ide cable from the original drive.
6. Connect the new drive to the ribbon cable/ power connector and boot the PC with the floppy you made.
7. At the 'A' prompt, typr "FDISK" and hit enter. It will ask to use large file system if it is for Win95b or later. Saying "YES" will set the drive in FAT32, saying "NO" will allow FAT16.
8. From the fdisk menu, create a primary partition and be sure to set it as the active partition, or it won't boot. Then back out of fdisk and reboot.
9. From a fresh boot from the floppy, type "format /s C:" and hit enter. Answer the prompt to overwrite and format the drive. When this is done, the drive will now be bootable.
10. Power down the PC, reconnect the first drive into the system with the new drive, but be sure the new drive is jumper set to "Slave" and the old drive is set to "Master".
11. Boot the PC as normal, let Windows load.
Both drives will now show in explorer.
12. From the tool bar in windows explorer, select view and folder options and view. Make sure that show hidden files is on and hide file extensions is off.
13. Make a directory called Windows on the new drive, then open the windows folder on the old drive and press "Control" and "A" buttons at the same time to select all files, then unselect the Win386.SWP file by pressing the control button while clicking on that file (This only applies if it is in the Windows folder, sometimes it's not)
14. Right click the highlighted/selected files and select copy, then paste them into the new drives windows directory.
15. Copy all folders this way to the new drive, When done copying, power down the sys and remove the old drive and reset the jumper to master on the new drive and boot into windows! No reconfiguring nothing!
Your done.
It really is easier than you think!.
BBA
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