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pepper_begs · 2010-11-24, 14:08

Hi,

I would like to move my operating system from a slower 300g drive to a faster 1T drive.

What would be a good way to do this?

Would using control panel to make a disc image allow me to do this?

Anyone have experience doing this?

Thanks in advance.

Hyperion · 2010-11-24, 18:16

I would say using 3rd party cloning software would do the trick. Sadly I don't remember the names of them.

Just google search for hard drive cloning software.

pepper_begs · 2010-11-25, 22:43

Oh Hell, I'm doing something wrong.

Tried Windows 7 backup utility. Made an image. Made a bootable disc. Won't let me copy the image to the target disc; it says the disc is active?

Tried Seagate's free disc cloning program. It lets me copy the image and says its successful. My rig won't boot from that disc, it says the boot manager is missing?

Could someone link to an idiot proof set of directions? I think I need some.

All I'm trying to do is move my operating system (on a 100 gig partition) to a 1T drive.

Jinto · 2010-11-26, 03:19

You can use the windows repair console to fix the MBR and the Boot Manager (...see/google bootrec in Vista and Win7 or look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392).

pepper_begs · 2010-11-26, 13:41

Thank you Jinto. I will try that next>

pepper_begs · 2010-11-26, 21:36

Thanks again. It didn't go smoothly but my flailing around let windows do a repair.

sa547 · 2010-11-27, 11:09

I used Norton Ghost to clone the partition to another hard drive.

Jinto's right: either fix the MBR and the bootrec in the Repair Console, or if that fails, you'll have to repair the operating system with the installation disc (in my case, I moved an 80GB hard drive from a wrecked Compaq Deskpro to a custom-built system and got a disk read error; after the MBR fixing failed, I had to repair my XP installation without having to wipe the whole drive clean).

Tiberium Wolf · 2010-11-27, 15:41

Try drive image xml if you have time. It's little annoying to build the boot disk with bartPE but it's worth it.

pepper_begs · 2010-11-27, 22:55

Its fixed now. I followed the directions on the link but......

By doing that the system decided to work after I did the bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd option.

2010-11-24, 14:08	Link #1
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	moving windows 7 to a faster hard drive Hi, I would like to move my operating system from a slower 300g drive to a faster 1T drive. What would be a good way to do this? Would using control panel to make a disc image allow me to do this? Anyone have experience doing this? Thanks in advance.

2010-11-24, 18:16	Link #2
Hyperion Black Lagoon Social Club Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Age: 39	I would say using 3rd party cloning software would do the trick. Sadly I don't remember the names of them. Just google search for hard drive cloning software. __________________

2010-11-26, 03:19	Link #4
Jinto Asuki-tan Kairin ↓ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fürth (GER) Age: 43	You can use the windows repair console to fix the MBR and the Boot Manager (...see/google bootrec in Vista and Win7 or look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392). __________________ Folding@Home, Team Animesuki

2010-11-27, 11:09	Link #7
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	I used Norton Ghost to clone the partition to another hard drive. Jinto's right: either fix the MBR and the bootrec in the Repair Console, or if that fails, you'll have to repair the operating system with the installation disc (in my case, I moved an 80GB hard drive from a wrecked Compaq Deskpro to a custom-built system and got a disk read error; after the MBR fixing failed, I had to repair my XP installation without having to wipe the whole drive clean). __________________

2010-11-27, 15:41	Link #8
Tiberium Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Age: 44	Try drive image xml if you have time. It's little annoying to build the boot disk with bartPE but it's worth it. __________________

2010-11-25, 22:43	Link #3
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Oh Hell, I'm doing something wrong. Tried Windows 7 backup utility. Made an image. Made a bootable disc. Won't let me copy the image to the target disc; it says the disc is active? Tried Seagate's free disc cloning program. It lets me copy the image and says its successful. My rig won't boot from that disc, it says the boot manager is missing? Could someone link to an idiot proof set of directions? I think I need some. All I'm trying to do is move my operating system (on a 100 gig partition) to a 1T drive.

2010-11-26, 13:41	Link #5
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Thank you Jinto. I will try that next>

2010-11-26, 21:36	Link #6
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Thanks again. It didn't go smoothly but my flailing around let windows do a repair.

2010-11-27, 22:55	Link #9
pepper_begs Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Its fixed now. I followed the directions on the link but...... By doing that the system decided to work after I did the bootrec.exe /rebuildbcd option.