wish to upgrade hard drive but need everything from my old one
2006-11-27 08:35:56 · 15 answers · asked by smiler 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Windows XP has a Files and Setting Transfer Wizard. Both hard drives (the new one and the old one) must be plugged into the computer.
click Start/ All Programs/ Accessories/ System Tools/ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
no need to buy anything. your computer already has the tools to do this for free.
2006-11-27 08:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by davedave01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how much data you want to save. a DVD will handle about 6Gb. Burning CD's will allow ~650MB per disc. Either one can be time consuming. My suggestion is to invest in an external USB drive bay. Install the hard drive from your current PC into the drive bay and connect it to the new PC. Now you have access to the entire drive and can copy your stuff over at your own pace. When youve finished erase all of the data on the external drive and use it as extyra space for backups or archiving your files. You will not have to worry about data loss if your PC crashes and you can take the drive with you or download pcis from your digital camera to it. The options are endless.
2006-11-27 08:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by Digging for answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have Windows XP, use the file and settings transfer wizard.
Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, File and setting Transfer Wizard.
Run the program as if from your old PC.
This will collect all of your data files, favorites, settings, etc, and save them into a single file.
Install your new hard drive as a master and your old hard drive as a slave.
Do a fresh install of Windows XP to your hard drive.. Reinstall all of your programs.
Run the File and Settings Transfer Wizard again. This tie as from your new PC. Use the data file you created earlier. Your files will be copied into your new hard drive.
Keep the old hard drive slaved in for a while, just in case you didn't get everything copied over.
When you as comfortable that you have everything copied to your new hard drive, you can reformat your old hard drive and use it for extra storage.
2006-11-27 08:52:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not have a lot of data, you could burn it to a CD. If you were an advanced user I would say, install the new Hard Drive as the primary, and install windows. Then install the old drive as the secondary and then drag and drop whatever you need between the drives.
2006-11-27 08:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by Wyleeguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're upgrading your drive, you will need to transfer the operating system and registry. The most seamless way to do this is with a program such as "Disk Image" or Norton Ghost. Both of these will make an exact copy of your old drive on to the new one. Then you need to remove the old one and configure the new one as your primary drive.
2006-11-27 08:48:00 · answer #5 · answered by doctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shut down your computer, plug in your hard drive as a secondary hard drive using a second bus and restart your computer. It will recognize your hard disk and you'll have access to both at once. After that, it's just a copy-paste process, like you'd do using a flash disk or so.
2006-11-27 08:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello
how about buying one box called external drive box it does connect your drive old hard disk to USB port then move your files hay you can also use this drive as mobile yet no need to retire
another option is to buy USB lap-link cable with software you can transfer to new one.
Wassalamo Aleekom
2006-11-27 08:39:12 · answer #7 · answered by Labib 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lin-Q Bridge Cable, 400+ MBS transfer rate.
2006-11-27 08:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by Cybercat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are particularly some classes which will do this for you. image reproduction, power reproduction, and Norton's Ghost are in basic terms a pair that are evoked. i like Ghost ultimate. It has an undemanding interface and if somewhat undemanding to apply. All different Norton utility sucks, yet Ghost works in basic terms effective.
2016-10-13 05:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save onto an external hard drive or series of CDs or DVDs. That's really the best way.
2006-11-27 08:38:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋