New "C" Drive

Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a failing
drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the old one onto
the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember something about MBR
etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it require reactivation? Will I
have to reinstall all programs that are on the other hard drives? Is there
any cloning utility I can use, for example within Nero 8 as I have that?

Alias
Thu May 08 08:02:38 PDT 2008

Carl wrote:
> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a
> failing drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the old
> one onto the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember
> something about MBR etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it
> require reactivation? Will I have to reinstall all programs that are on
> the other hard drives? Is there any cloning utility I can use, for
> example within Nero 8 as I have that?

If you have either a Maxtor or Seagate hard drive, you can download an
ISO from their website that can be burned to a CD that will clone your
old drive to the new one. Now whether Vista will see that as "new
hardware" and require that you bend over for Microsoft's WPA program, I
couldn't say.

Alias

Carl
Thu May 08 08:07:14 PDT 2008

Crying shame, I got Western Digital hard drives!

Brink
Thu May 08 08:01:30 PDT 2008


Carl;706226 Wrote:
> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for
> failin
> drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the old on
> ont
> the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember something abou
> MB
> etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it require reactivation
> Will
> have to reinstall all programs that are on the other hard drives? I
> ther
> any cloning utility I can use, for example within Nero 8 as I hav
> that

Hi Carl

Yes, you can make a complete clone of your failing hard drive t
another partion, drive, or DVDs. I would use a bootable DVD clone t
make it easier though. I do not know Nero 8 has that option, but Acroni
True Image does. You can get a 15 day fully functional trial versio
here if you wanted to try it

'Download backup software trial of HDD ghosting, data backup an
restore software for home and home office PCs
(http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/download/trueimage/)

This will give you everything back when you remove your old hard driv
and install your new hard drive, then boot from the clone installatio
DVD to restore everything on the new hard drive. It will then run as i
you never took out the old one, but not failing now of course. ;

I'm not sure if just a new hard drive will trigger you having t
reactivate Vista or not. If you do have to, then you probably wil jus
need to do a quick phone activation. This tutorial will show you how t
if needed

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/84488-activate-vista-phone.htm

Hope this helps
Shaw

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Frank
Thu May 08 08:40:16 PDT 2008

Alias wrote:

> Carl wrote:
>
>> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a
>> failing drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the
>> old one onto the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember
>> something about MBR etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it
>> require reactivation? Will I have to reinstall all programs that are
>> on the other hard drives? Is there any cloning utility I can use, for
>> example within Nero 8 as I have that?
>
>
> If you have either a Maxtor or Seagate hard drive, you can download an
> ISO from their website that can be burned to a CD that will clone your
> old drive to the new one. Now whether Vista will see that as "new
> hardware" and require that you bend over for Microsoft's WPA program, I
> couldn't say.
>
> Alias

If you don't know then don't answer. We don't need misleading statements
about WPA from the likes of you, a known and admitted liar and MS/Vista
hater.
Correct answer, yes, just clone your existing C drive to your new drive,
remove the old drive and you should be good to go.
Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
Frank

Carl
Thu May 08 08:40:52 PDT 2008

Thanks for the fast replies.

Brink
Thu May 08 09:17:47 PDT 2008


Your welcome Carl.

Shawn


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measekite
Thu May 08 09:34:01 PDT 2008



Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>> Carl wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a
>>> failing drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the
>>> old one onto the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember
>>> something about MBR etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it
>>> require reactivation? Will I have to reinstall all programs that are
>>> on the other hard drives? Is there any cloning utility I can use,
>>> for example within Nero 8 as I have that?
>>
>>
>> If you have either a Maxtor or Seagate hard drive, you can download
>> an ISO from their website that can be burned to a CD that will clone
>> your old drive to the new one. Now whether Vista will see that as
>> "new hardware" and require that you bend over for Microsoft's WPA
>> program, I couldn't say.
>>
>> Alias
>
> If you don't know then don't answer. We don't need misleading
> statements about WPA from the likes of you, a known and admitted liar
> and MS/Vista hater.
> Correct answer, yes, just clone your existing C drive to your new
> drive, remove the old drive and you should be good to go.
> Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
You should not have to be concerned about that. Mac and Linux do not
have that aggravation. It took a while but the Unix based Mac Leopard
is superior to Vista at this point.
> Frank
>

Frank
Thu May 08 10:01:01 PDT 2008

measekite wrote:
>

>
> You should not have to be concerned about that. Mac and Linux do not
> have that aggravation. It took a while but the Unix based Mac Leopard
> is superior to Vista at this point.
>
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Hey shit-for-brains...the op is asking about Vista.
Oh, I forgot, you can't really read...LOL!
Frank

Cellu
Thu May 08 10:48:25 PDT 2008

I did exactly that using a download of Acronis True Image.
Very easy to use and no issues once I'd swapped the drives.

"Carl" <me@theworld.universe> wrote in message
news:08CF0D17-60E5-47CB-BB42-C184959F8FF2@microsoft.com...
> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a
> failing drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the old
> one onto the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember something
> about MBR etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it require
> reactivation? Will I have to reinstall all programs that are on the other
> hard drives? Is there any cloning utility I can use, for example within
> Nero 8 as I have that?

smbdymf
Thu May 08 13:33:21 PDT 2008


"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message
news:ZXFUj.13826$GE1.1539@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
>
>
> Frank wrote:
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>> Carl wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello, if i install a new drive, which is to be a replacement for a
>>>> failing drive, can I get away with just copying the contents off the
>>>> old one onto the new one, then installing that? I seem to remember
>>>> something about MBR etc. How will Vista react if I do this, will it
>>>> require reactivation? Will I have to reinstall all programs that are on
>>>> the other hard drives? Is there any cloning utility I can use, for
>>>> example within Nero 8 as I have that?
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have either a Maxtor or Seagate hard drive, you can download an
>>> ISO from their website that can be burned to a CD that will clone your
>>> old drive to the new one. Now whether Vista will see that as "new
>>> hardware" and require that you bend over for Microsoft's WPA program, I
>>> couldn't say.
>>>
>>> Alias
>>
>> If you don't know then don't answer. We don't need misleading statements
>> about WPA from the likes of you, a known and admitted liar and MS/Vista
>> hater.
>> Correct answer, yes, just clone your existing C drive to your new drive,
>> remove the old drive and you should be good to go.
>> Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
> You should not have to be concerned about that. Mac and Linux do not have
> that aggravation. It took a while but the Unix based Mac Leopard is
> superior to Vista at this point.

hahaha, you been sucking some mac user dick to huh

Synapse
Fri May 09 04:45:17 PDT 2008

"Frank" <fb@signm.crt> wrote in message
news:48231ecd$0$7703$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.

No it's not Frank. It's a company.

I bet you are one of those idiots that call Photoshop 'Adobe', as well.

ss.

Alias
Fri May 09 04:49:35 PDT 2008

Synapse Syndrome wrote:
> "Frank" <fb@signm.crt> wrote in message
> news:48231ecd$0$7703$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
>
> No it's not Frank. It's a company.
>
> I bet you are one of those idiots that call Photoshop 'Adobe', as well.
>
> ss.
>
>

And thinks that the people in Mexico speak "Mexican" ;-)

Alias

Frank
Fri May 09 10:20:17 PDT 2008

Synapse Syndrome wrote:

> "Frank" <fb@signm.crt> wrote in message
> news:48231ecd$0$7703$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>
>>Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
>
>
> No it's not Frank. It's a company.
>
> I bet you are one of those idiots that call Photoshop 'Adobe', as well.
>
> ss.
>
>
You must work at a help desk just like capin' crunch does right?
Frank

oh, I meant to say "has" instead of "is". Does that piss you off? I sure
hope it does, you fukkwit moron POS idiot loser.

Frank
Fri May 09 10:20:44 PDT 2008

Alias wrote:

> Synapse Syndrome wrote:
>
>> "Frank" <fb@signm.crt> wrote in message
>> news:48231ecd$0$7703$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>>> Acronis is an excellent app to clone a drive.
>>
>>
>> No it's not Frank. It's a company.
>>
>> I bet you are one of those idiots that call Photoshop 'Adobe', as well.
>>
>> ss.
>>
>
> And thinks that the people in Mexico speak "Mexican" ;-)
>
> Alias

Are you ashamed of being a mexican?
Well...?
Frank