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  #16  
Old April 5th 03, 04:34 PM
JCW
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Default Is a Ghost Image bootable?

Right Thanks again...
"Sir_George" wrote in message
...
JCW,

There is no reason that you should lose any data, but the old caveat
"Backup" all your important files still applies.

--
Sir_George


"JCW" wrote in message
...
Hello Sir George,
Will this procedure cause any lose of data, programs etc.? Thanks
"Sir_George" wrote in message
...
JCW,

No, your new drive will not boot under the conditions you describe.

The
following instructions from Alex Nichol MVP will provide the

necessary
information to do what you are attempting;

What I use is BootIT NG, from http://www.BootitNG.com ($30

shareware -
30 day full functional trial)

Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng

to
make a boot floppy.

With the new drive plugged in as slave/secondary, boot the floppy,
Cancel Install, entering Maintenance, then click Partition work.
highlight your C:, click Copy, then on left select the new drive

(HD1)
click on the free space in it and click Paste.

You might then consider a resize up a bit. Or highlight the free

space
remaining beyond, click Create choosing Extended partition to use

the
rest of the space, then similarly in that to make
one or more volumes in that (to become drives D:, etc)

Close out, swap the disks to make the new one bootable, and remove

the
other for the moment,

At this point reboot the BING floppy, again Partition Work, this

time
click 'View MBR' and in it highlight your C and click to 'Set

active',
then click to write 'Std MBR' code and click 'Apply' - this makes

the
partition bootable. and you can exit and reboot to XP.
(end quote)

--
Sir_George


"JCW" wrote in message
...
If I make a GHOST Image of my C: drive onto my slave and then

cable it
for
master will it boot as if it were the C Drive? I have a new 60 gig
hard
drive that I want to install as a slave and use the current 60 gig
slave as
the master and remove the 40 gig which is the current C drive,

format
it and
install it in a different box. Am I explaining this correctly and

will
it
work? Thanks

JCW










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  #17  
Old April 5th 03, 04:34 PM
JCW
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Default Is a Ghost Image bootable?

Right Thanks again...
"Sir_George" wrote in message
...
JCW,

There is no reason that you should lose any data, but the old caveat
"Backup" all your important files still applies.

--
Sir_George


"JCW" wrote in message
...
Hello Sir George,
Will this procedure cause any lose of data, programs etc.? Thanks
"Sir_George" wrote in message
...
JCW,

No, your new drive will not boot under the conditions you describe.

The
following instructions from Alex Nichol MVP will provide the

necessary
information to do what you are attempting;

What I use is BootIT NG, from http://www.BootitNG.com ($30

shareware -
30 day full functional trial)

Download, to its own folder, extract from the zip, run the bootitng

to
make a boot floppy.

With the new drive plugged in as slave/secondary, boot the floppy,
Cancel Install, entering Maintenance, then click Partition work.
highlight your C:, click Copy, then on left select the new drive

(HD1)
click on the free space in it and click Paste.

You might then consider a resize up a bit. Or highlight the free

space
remaining beyond, click Create choosing Extended partition to use

the
rest of the space, then similarly in that to make
one or more volumes in that (to become drives D:, etc)

Close out, swap the disks to make the new one bootable, and remove

the
other for the moment,

At this point reboot the BING floppy, again Partition Work, this

time
click 'View MBR' and in it highlight your C and click to 'Set

active',
then click to write 'Std MBR' code and click 'Apply' - this makes

the
partition bootable. and you can exit and reboot to XP.
(end quote)

--
Sir_George


"JCW" wrote in message
...
If I make a GHOST Image of my C: drive onto my slave and then

cable it
for
master will it boot as if it were the C Drive? I have a new 60 gig
hard
drive that I want to install as a slave and use the current 60 gig
slave as
the master and remove the 40 gig which is the current C drive,

format
it and
install it in a different box. Am I explaining this correctly and

will
it
work? Thanks

JCW










  #18  
Old April 5th 03, 11:52 PM
Harry Ohrn
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Default Is a Ghost Image bootable?

When you say Ghost Image I am assuming you have Norton Ghost.
1) Create the Boot Disk set
2) Shut down your computer and jumper the old drive as slave and the new
drive as master
3)boot with the Ghost Bootdisk floppies
4) Do a Drive-Drive copy with the "Source" as your old drive and the
"Destination" as your new drive.

When finished reboot. That's it.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP (Windows Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/


"JCW" wrote in message
...
If I make a GHOST Image of my C: drive onto my slave and then cable it for
master will it boot as if it were the C Drive? I have a new 60 gig hard
drive that I want to install as a slave and use the current 60 gig slave

as
the master and remove the 40 gig which is the current C drive, format it

and
install it in a different box. Am I explaining this correctly and will it
work? Thanks

JCW




  #19  
Old April 5th 03, 11:52 PM
Harry Ohrn
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Is a Ghost Image bootable?

When you say Ghost Image I am assuming you have Norton Ghost.
1) Create the Boot Disk set
2) Shut down your computer and jumper the old drive as slave and the new
drive as master
3)boot with the Ghost Bootdisk floppies
4) Do a Drive-Drive copy with the "Source" as your old drive and the
"Destination" as your new drive.

When finished reboot. That's it.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP (Windows Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/


"JCW" wrote in message
...
If I make a GHOST Image of my C: drive onto my slave and then cable it for
master will it boot as if it were the C Drive? I have a new 60 gig hard
drive that I want to install as a slave and use the current 60 gig slave

as
the master and remove the 40 gig which is the current C drive, format it

and
install it in a different box. Am I explaining this correctly and will it
work? Thanks

JCW




 




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