My harddisk is very unstable and I am planning to transfer everything to another new harddisk. How do I transfer everything including the system files for the new harddisk to boot up ? Can I use Windows XP Home edition to do so ?
2006-08-14 16:52:54 · 4 answers · asked by firefly 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Norton Ghost is the best utility to do this. Just be sure to read through the docs completely before making your image.
2006-08-14 16:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by cptdrinian 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its kinda pointless to back up a faulty drive. Your best bet would be to burn all valuable files to a cd. I have tried all methods and the one I find best is to dual boot with two hard drives. Go thru reinstalling windows and put your files back in. Purchase a slave drive and ghost the primary to the secondary. I ALWAYS store my important files to my documents no matter what they are! It is easier to copy them. Burn your my docs folder to a cd every so often. If you have a drive failure just ghost the slave back to the primary. No need to install software or drivers!
2006-08-15 00:02:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have all my work backed up on flashdrives. When I got my new PC, just had to install the programs, then I copied all the folders/files over.
2006-08-15 00:15:38 · answer #3 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Norton Ghost would be the ideal choice as this is what it was designed to do.
2006-08-14 23:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋