I have Windows XP Pro installed on my computer, i have a new 200gb hard drive, can i copy windows and all of my settings and programs to the 200gb hard drive to replace my old one? my original hard drive was an 80gb so u can see why i upgraded. If it won't work with a direct copy, is there any free programs that will make this work? If so please help me out as I want to be able to use the 200, instead of the 80. Note: I'm using the same computer for both drives.
2007-02-07 14:42:51 · 4 answers · asked by eragon200485 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
In response to most of the answers. I forgot to mention that I have only one IDE Interface on my desktop, the mainboard came out of a IBM Computer. I have the 80gb (one i'm using now) as the master and a dvd-rw drive as the slave. I cannot use the 200gb drive as a secondary, otherwise i would. the mainboard has sata port but i don't have a sata drive. I'm trying to do away with the 80gb completely. The computer isn't changing except for the hard drive. I know XP is "configured" to the current pc, but my main thing is would anything keep me from copying from my old to new and be able to use it just as i did before. in retrospect i don't think so, but i want to make sure. the old one will be formatted afterwards as it won't be usable on any other pc unless i reinstall windows to it. I was just wanting to know if it would work. Since i'm still using the same computer configuration. Thanks for all your help.
2007-02-07 17:18:12 · update #1
Now I think you are saying you have the 80 Gb drive as the master and then the 200 Gb as the slave. Well I do not see what the problem is. You can always access the bigger drive when you want. Anyway, there is no way to copy windows to the other drive unless you have the key. The reason is that the windows is supposedly for that drive only. Now to be able to install it from the smaller to larger drive is like a different computer in retrospect. You see windows makes it difficult to install in another computer, cuz guys like me, oops, I meant dishonest people would be selling their windows XP to everyone. If you have Windows in the other larger drive, then google "oem software" and buy a copy of windows XP. You can buy it cheap and the US Supreme Court said it is legal. Bill Gates peed in his pants when he heard that. Anyway, shop around cuz they all have different prices for the same thing. Just like buying generic aspirin. What is the difference, fancy bottle and fancy label and brand name. But the asprin (or Windows XP) is exactly the same. You cut out the middle man.
2007-02-07 14:55:18 · answer #1 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just use the new 200 Gb HDD for your music, photos, videos..etc and then use the 80 GB for the Operating System plus windows updates and your programs...then you'll have 280 GB of space....
2007-02-07 23:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know of anything free, but I've used Norton Ghost, which basically copies everything to the new drive. You put the new drive in and it works just like the old one.
2007-02-07 22:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
will not work you need too set up windows again
2007-02-07 22:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by me and you 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋