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June 6th 08, 01:38 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on
a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance. 
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June 6th 08, 01:49 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
"smcrob" wrote in message ... I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance. If you purchased the new drive in a retail "kit" it normally would have came with software that will do this for you. Just install the drive, load the software and take it from there. Basically it should turn your new drive into your "C" drive and the old drive with be "D" (or whatever). Then you can format the old "D" drive. If you purchased your new drive naked (EOM) and did not get software, go to the manufactures website and download it. -Frank
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June 6th 08, 01:50 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
Cloning software like Ghost.
"smcrob" wrote in message ... I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance.
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June 6th 08, 02:06 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool
called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's got more experience can jump in. But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows Vista disk and "restore" the backup. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* "smcrob" wrote in message ... I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance.
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June 6th 08, 02:39 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
Thanks guys I'll try that.
 "Michael O" wrote: Cloning software like Ghost. "smcrob" wrote in message ... I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance.
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June 6th 08, 03:38 AM
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Is it Possible... Help with C drive.
Paul, Thank you that was most helpful.
"Paul Smith" wrote: As you've got Windows Vista Ultimate, its got an imaging based backup tool called 'Complete PC Backup'. I think you'll need another drive, or network share to dump the backup file. I don't think you could dump the backup on your new drive, and then install it from there - maybe somebody else who's got more experience can jump in. But you could then swap the old drive for the new one, boot with the Windows Vista disk and "restore" the backup. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* "smcrob" wrote in message ... I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1. I have a non-encrypted C drive that is not on a raid. with very low space. I have a new larger drive that I want to turn into my C drive and get rid of the small one. Is there a way to transfer my C drive over to new drive then swap them, If so can someone point me in the direction to find/figure out how? I'm trying to avoid having to go through 20+ hours of reinstalling and upating all of my stuff. Thanks in advance.
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