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20th Jan 2009, 10:05
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found a fault with my sata harddrive, hence why it never seems to boot first time
just a ganeral question on minimising the fuss on the switch over can i still access me current HD so when i replace it can i link both up and copy all files OS included onto my new HD, then remove the old one and carry on as normal i knw some programes have to be reinstalled to work, or thats what i have read so would this work, and if it does, would it just be easier to put both harddrives in, boot from my vista cd, install it on the new drive and move the files as needed. cheers all! Dave p.s sorry for any spelling mistakes on misses computer and hate the keyboard lol
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20th Jan 2009, 10:46
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If you clone the drive, with some clone software, then you won't need to re-install anything.
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20th Jan 2009, 11:18
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cheers dave mate, did have that in mind, from a spyware/virus point of view is it better off doing a fresh install
my computer isnt slow or has any hint of malware etc, but it would add peace of mind lol
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20th Jan 2009, 11:25
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Acronis Easy Migrate will do this job superbly. Offers a one time trial of a drive clone too which is pretty good, check it out if you want to do a drive clone =)
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20th Jan 2009, 11:30
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If you current setup is clean then do the clone, it's a lot less hassle. No drivers, software and other customization to install.
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20th Jan 2009, 11:42
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Dont forget you also have a backup HDD if things go wrong!
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20th Jan 2009, 11:59
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20th Jan 2009, 13:41
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20th Jan 2009, 15:55
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magic, cheers all! forgot about all the drivers etc and that is a complete annoyance lol
clone it is:D
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20th Jan 2009, 16:04
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I find setting all the software up the biggest pain when doing a re-install.
Like favorites, browser customization, adding accounts and sigs to outlook, saved passwords. The list is endless. |
