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  how to migrate to larger drive? "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2012-09-10 15:50 -0500
    Re: how to migrate to larger drive? mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 15:12 -0700
      Re: how to migrate to larger drive? "ps56k" <pschuman_no5pam_m3@interserv.com> - 2012-09-10 18:50 -0500
        Re: how to migrate to larger drive? mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 18:17 -0700
          Re: how to migrate to larger drive? Couturier946 <Couturier946.5ji0po@no.email.invalid> - 2012-09-26 03:44 -0500
            Re: how to migrate to larger drive? mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 09:51 -0700
              Re: how to migrate to larger drive? wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat) - 2012-09-26 18:59 +0000
                Re: how to migrate to larger drive? mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 13:52 -0700
                Re: how to migrate to larger drive? Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2012-09-27 23:18 +0400
    Re: how to migrate to larger drive? michaellj@rocketmail.com - 2012-09-28 01:12 -0700

#1549 — how to migrate to larger drive?

For our old Dell laptops - with 2 large modular battery/drive bays -
it was easy to completely clone the hard drive
using Acronis True Image and a modular insert for the "external" hard drive.

Now with things much smaller, and no external modular bays,
what technique and steps are suggested to create a new larger drive ?

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#1551

On 9/10/2012 1:50 PM, ps56k wrote:
> For our old Dell laptops - with 2 large modular battery/drive bays -
> it was easy to completely clone the hard drive
> using Acronis True Image and a modular insert for the "external" hard drive.
>
> Now with things much smaller, and no external modular bays,
> what technique and steps are suggested to create a new larger drive ?
>
Acronis still works.
just borrow a usb drive, create an image, change drive, restore image.

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#1552

"mike" <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> On 9/10/2012 1:50 PM, ps56k wrote:
>> For our old Dell laptops - with 2 large modular battery/drive bays -
>> it was easy to completely clone the hard drive
>> using Acronis True Image and a modular insert for the "external" hard 
>> drive.
>>
>> Now with things much smaller, and no external modular bays,
>> what technique and steps are suggested to create a new larger drive ?
>>
> Acronis still works.
> just borrow a usb drive, create an image, change drive, restore image.

Interesting.....
any pros / cons - on the technique ?

(A) straight clone to external & larger drive sitting in USB case
vs
(B) creating a backup "image" onto external media,
and then - install new drive in laptop -
boot from software CD (if possible)
and perform a bare metal restore of the image
 

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#1553

On 9/10/2012 4:50 PM, ps56k wrote:
> "mike"<spamme9@gmail.com>  wrote in message
> news:k2lom4$fit$1@dont-email.me...
>> On 9/10/2012 1:50 PM, ps56k wrote:
>>> For our old Dell laptops - with 2 large modular battery/drive bays -
>>> it was easy to completely clone the hard drive
>>> using Acronis True Image and a modular insert for the "external" hard
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> Now with things much smaller, and no external modular bays,
>>> what technique and steps are suggested to create a new larger drive ?
>>>
>> Acronis still works.
>> just borrow a usb drive, create an image, change drive, restore image.
>
> Interesting.....
> any pros / cons - on the technique ?
>
> (A) straight clone to external&  larger drive sitting in USB case

I like formatting the drive and installing the image to the drive
after it's in the computer.

> vs
> (B) creating a backup "image" onto external media,
> and then - install new drive in laptop -
> boot from software CD (if possible)
> and perform a bare metal restore of the image

I do this a lot, never had any problems as long as you don't
try to image an Ide and restore it to a SATA.

While you're at it, suggest you make at least two partitions.
Make c: as small as you can.  Put all the data files on D:
Then, a backup is relatively tiny and acronis can back up
C: to d: on the fly.  Copy  the archive offline.
I've never needed more than 16GB on C:, so a 25GB C: works
for me.
Then I have 250GB on D: that's shared
and the rest on e: not shared.
Not exactly security, but drive-by hackers won't stop to hack
what they can't see.
>
>
>

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#1583

The suggestion I put forward in this thread is to use a Linux Live CD
which run on a CD and does not need to be installed into the hard disk.
Therefore you are using another operating system and the Vista is cloned
just as a normal data partition. This is essential as software like
Norton Ghost need to reboot and come back using a DrDos program to do
the cloning work.

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#1584

On 9/26/2012 1:44 AM, Couturier946 wrote:
> The suggestion I put forward in this thread is to use a Linux Live CD
> which run on a CD and does not need to be installed into the hard disk.
> Therefore you are using another operating system and the Vista is cloned
> just as a normal data partition. This is essential as software like
> Norton Ghost need to reboot and come back using a DrDos program to do
> the cloning work.
>
>
Which linux program did you personally use to clone a Vista system
that resulted in a new vista that booted?

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#1587

In article <k3vbr3$2j1$1@dont-email.me>, mike  <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>Which linux program did you personally use to clone a Vista system
>that resulted in a new vista that booted?


	There's a utilty called UNetbootin that does just that sort of thing.

	Or you could just do dump|restore then dd the boot block from the
original drive (not actually sure if that works anymore :-).

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#1589

On 9/26/2012 11:59 AM, the wharf rat wrote:
> In article<k3vbr3$2j1$1@dont-email.me>, mike<spamme9@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>> Which linux program did you personally use to clone a Vista system
>> that resulted in a new vista that booted?
>
>
> 	There's a utilty called UNetbootin that does just that sort of thing.
Looks like a way to make a bootable USB drive that just happens to be 
able to load on a hard disk.
Can you provide some details on how you used this to clone a Vista system
that still booted and was activated?
>
> 	Or you could just do dump|restore then dd the boot block from the
> original drive (not actually sure if that works anymore :-).

Did it ever work? can you just copy the boot block from a device with 
different
partitions and have Vista boot?
Vista is pernickety about copy protection.
Details please.
>

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#1590

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:59:31 +0000 (UTC), wrat@panix.com (the wharf rat)
wrote:

>In article <k3vbr3$2j1$1@dont-email.me>, mike  <spamme9@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>Which linux program did you personally use to clone a Vista system
>>that resulted in a new vista that booted?
>
>
>	There's a utilty called UNetbootin that does just that sort of thing.
>
>	Or you could just do dump|restore then dd the boot block from the
>original drive (not actually sure if that works anymore :-).

Thank you for the hint. That looks really good.
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#1591

在 2012年9月11日星期二UTC+8上午4时50分43秒，ps56k写道：
> For our old Dell laptops - with 2 large modular battery/drive bays -
> 
> it was easy to completely clone the hard drive
> 
> using Acronis True Image and a modular insert for the "external" hard drive.
> 
> 
> 
> Now with things much smaller, and no external modular bays,
> 
> what technique and steps are suggested to create a new larger drive ?
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> / _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
> 
> No Good Deed -
> 
>          Goes Unpunished

You need bought a new drive and then connect it on your computer and then directly clone your old drive to the new one. you can any other partition software but I always use this one, you can learn more from here http://extend-partition.com/windows-8/clone-hard-drive-windows-8.html

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