FDR
December 11th 03, 10:36 PM
have you tried Norton Ghost 2003?
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently decided to upgrade my computer by replacing
my
>40GB HD with an 80GB HD. The 80GB HD is a Western
Digital
>drive whick came with Western Digitals software "Data
>Lifeguard Tools" which is provided to easily partition,
>format, and if necessary copy old data from an old drive
>to the new drive. After I used this software i could not
>get the copy process to complete and called WD tech for
>help. I was taold by the tech that the copy process
would
>not work with a dirve which had Windows XP installed on
>it. Apparently Microsoft wants to make sure no one
copies
>there XP system. Does this mean that we can never again
>upgrade a system by buying a larger hard drive and
>copying data from the old hard drive which has XP
>installed on it? I note that PowerQuests Disk Copy
>software does not support XP. Does anyone know of a
>software program that can compy Windows XP drives to a
>new drive? Would appreciate any and all help on this
>matter. I would prefer not to have to reinstall all the
>software on my old drive on my new drive.
>.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently decided to upgrade my computer by replacing
my
>40GB HD with an 80GB HD. The 80GB HD is a Western
Digital
>drive whick came with Western Digitals software "Data
>Lifeguard Tools" which is provided to easily partition,
>format, and if necessary copy old data from an old drive
>to the new drive. After I used this software i could not
>get the copy process to complete and called WD tech for
>help. I was taold by the tech that the copy process
would
>not work with a dirve which had Windows XP installed on
>it. Apparently Microsoft wants to make sure no one
copies
>there XP system. Does this mean that we can never again
>upgrade a system by buying a larger hard drive and
>copying data from the old hard drive which has XP
>installed on it? I note that PowerQuests Disk Copy
>software does not support XP. Does anyone know of a
>software program that can compy Windows XP drives to a
>new drive? Would appreciate any and all help on this
>matter. I would prefer not to have to reinstall all the
>software on my old drive on my new drive.
>.
>