There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton Ghost to
clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take the time
and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate your data
from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file and
settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your documents. While
there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of Windows, you
can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.





Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net

"jdocop" wrote in message
news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
>I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently have about
>30
> GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question is can
> I
> move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one? If so,
> how?
> do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then try to
> use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data? Or,
> can I
> somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and then,
> move
> everything?

Somehow, I knew I would get this answer. Very time consuming, especially
when I consdier that my version of Windows XP OS is an upgrade, and will not
install directly from the CD to a hard drive. I will have to first install
my old Windows '98, then upgrade, then convert from FAT 43, to NTFS, then
upgrade the XP, then re-install all of my drivers for my various hardware,
and so on, and so on....well, I asked for it, I guess....thanks, Eric. I'll
let you know how it goes.....in a few weeks.....

"Eric Bursley" wrote:

> There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton Ghost to
> clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take the time
> and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate your data
> from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file and
> settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your documents. While
> there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of Windows, you
> can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric Bursley
> eric at bursley dot net
>
> "jdocop" wrote in message
> news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
> >I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently have about
> >30
> > GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question is can
> > I
> > move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one? If so,
> > how?
> > do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then try to
> > use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data? Or,
> > can I
> > somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and then,
> > move
> > everything?
>
>
>

I believe you can install directly using the XP upgrade CD. It should
prompt you for the original media that you are upgrading from. You may want
to give that a shot before going through an entire upgrade process again.


Eric Bursley
eric at bursley dot net
"jdocop" wrote in message
news:F388ACC7-9063-4817-A3A5-58B45C2A8A4F@microsoft.com...
> Somehow, I knew I would get this answer. Very time consuming, especially
> when I consdier that my version of Windows XP OS is an upgrade, and will
> not
> install directly from the CD to a hard drive. I will have to first
> install
> my old Windows '98, then upgrade, then convert from FAT 43, to NTFS, then
> upgrade the XP, then re-install all of my drivers for my various hardware,
> and so on, and so on....well, I asked for it, I guess....thanks, Eric.
> I'll
> let you know how it goes.....in a few weeks.....
>
> "Eric Bursley" wrote:
>
>> There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton Ghost
>> to
>> clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take the time
>> and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate your data
>> from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file and
>> settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your documents.
>> While
>> there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of Windows,
>> you
>> can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Eric Bursley
>> eric at bursley dot net
>>
>> "jdocop" wrote in message
>> news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
>> >I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently have
>> >about
>> >30
>> > GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question is
>> > can
>> > I
>> > move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one? If
>> > so,
>> > how?
>> > do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then try
>> > to
>> > use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data? Or,
>> > can I
>> > somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and then,
>> > move
>> > everything?
>>
>>
>>

OK....so, boot to floppy (the only one that I have for this anymore is an old
(I think) Windows ME start up disk). install CD driver. Insert Windows XP
disk, and try to get it to do a full install. I will give it a try. Thanks,
again, Eric.

"Eric Bursley" wrote:

> I believe you can install directly using the XP upgrade CD. It should
> prompt you for the original media that you are upgrading from. You may want
> to give that a shot before going through an entire upgrade process again.
>
>
> Eric Bursley
> eric at bursley dot net
> "jdocop" wrote in message
> news:F388ACC7-9063-4817-A3A5-58B45C2A8A4F@microsoft.com...
> > Somehow, I knew I would get this answer. Very time consuming, especially
> > when I consdier that my version of Windows XP OS is an upgrade, and will
> > not
> > install directly from the CD to a hard drive. I will have to first
> > install
> > my old Windows '98, then upgrade, then convert from FAT 43, to NTFS, then
> > upgrade the XP, then re-install all of my drivers for my various hardware,
> > and so on, and so on....well, I asked for it, I guess....thanks, Eric.
> > I'll
> > let you know how it goes.....in a few weeks.....
> >
> > "Eric Bursley" wrote:
> >
> >> There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton Ghost
> >> to
> >> clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take the time
> >> and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate your data
> >> from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file and
> >> settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your documents.
> >> While
> >> there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of Windows,
> >> you
> >> can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Eric Bursley
> >> eric at bursley dot net
> >>
> >> "jdocop" wrote in message
> >> news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
> >> >I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently have
> >> >about
> >> >30
> >> > GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question is
> >> > can
> >> > I
> >> > move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one? If
> >> > so,
> >> > how?
> >> > do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then try
> >> > to
> >> > use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data? Or,
> >> > can I
> >> > somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and then,
> >> > move
> >> > everything?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

One thing you could try first is booting from the Floppy and copying everything
from (old_drive) to (new_drive). Booting from the floppy will make sure
that no source files are locked. If this does not work your can format the
(new_drive) and run through the OS install.

Here are the steps to follow - remember keep your (Old_drive) safe as this
is the only copy of your data. Unless you backup

1) Connect both drives to the computer
2) Boot from floppy
3) Fdisk to create partitions on new drive
4) xcopy *.* + subdirectories from (old_drive) to (new_drive)
5) Power off
6) Disconnect old drive
7) Turn it on and pray
8) You may need to use fdisk to mark the new partition active
9) FYI - You will most likely change time stamps on all files

If you can't get this to work just put the old drive back in the PC


BTW - You can buy a brand new PC with 250GB of disk space for about $300
(OS installed and running)






Hello jdocop,

> OK....so, boot to floppy (the only one that I have for this anymore is
> an old (I think) Windows ME start up disk). install CD driver.
> Insert Windows XP disk, and try to get it to do a full install. I
> will give it a try. Thanks, again, Eric.
>
> "Eric Bursley" wrote:
>
>> I believe you can install directly using the XP upgrade CD. It
>> should prompt you for the original media that you are upgrading from.
>> You may want to give that a shot before going through an entire
>> upgrade process again.
>>
>> Eric Bursley
>> eric at bursley dot net
>> "jdocop" wrote in message
>> news:F388ACC7-9063-4817-A3A5-58B45C2A8A4F@microsoft.com...
>>> Somehow, I knew I would get this answer. Very time consuming,
>>> especially
>>> when I consdier that my version of Windows XP OS is an upgrade, and
>>> will
>>> not
>>> install directly from the CD to a hard drive. I will have to first
>>> install
>>> my old Windows '98, then upgrade, then convert from FAT 43, to NTFS,
>>> then
>>> upgrade the XP, then re-install all of my drivers for my various
>>> hardware,
>>> and so on, and so on....well, I asked for it, I guess....thanks,
>>> Eric.
>>> I'll
>>> let you know how it goes.....in a few weeks.....
>>> "Eric Bursley" wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton
>>>> Ghost
>>>> to
>>>> clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take
>>>> the time
>>>> and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate
>>>> your data
>>>> from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file
>>>> and
>>>> settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your
>>>> documents.
>>>> While
>>>> there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of
>>>> Windows,
>>>> you
>>>> can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.
>>>> Eric Bursley
>>>> eric at bursley dot net
>>>> "jdocop" wrote in message
>>>> news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>>> I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently
>>>>> have
>>>>> about
>>>>> 30
>>>>> GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question
>>>>> is
>>>>> can
>>>>> I
>>>>> move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one?
>>>>> If
>>>>> so,
>>>>> how?
>>>>> do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then
>>>>> try
>>>>> to
>>>>> use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data?
>>>>> Or,
>>>>> can I
>>>>> somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and
>>>>> then,
>>>>> move
>>>>> everything?

you know, you're right! I would most likely be better off just buying a new
PC. Only thing is, RAM. A new one would not have as much RAM as what I
currently run, and the new RAM is different from my old SDRAM....
I do appreciate comments and advice from all.........

"Etep" wrote:

> One thing you could try first is booting from the Floppy and copying everything
> from (old_drive) to (new_drive). Booting from the floppy will make sure
> that no source files are locked. If this does not work your can format the
> (new_drive) and run through the OS install.
>
> Here are the steps to follow - remember keep your (Old_drive) safe as this
> is the only copy of your data. Unless you backup
>
> 1) Connect both drives to the computer
> 2) Boot from floppy
> 3) Fdisk to create partitions on new drive
> 4) xcopy *.* + subdirectories from (old_drive) to (new_drive)
> 5) Power off
> 6) Disconnect old drive
> 7) Turn it on and pray
> 8) You may need to use fdisk to mark the new partition active
> 9) FYI - You will most likely change time stamps on all files
>
> If you can't get this to work just put the old drive back in the PC
>
>
> BTW - You can buy a brand new PC with 250GB of disk space for about $300
> (OS installed and running)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello jdocop,
>
> > OK....so, boot to floppy (the only one that I have for this anymore is
> > an old (I think) Windows ME start up disk). install CD driver.
> > Insert Windows XP disk, and try to get it to do a full install. I
> > will give it a try. Thanks, again, Eric.
> >
> > "Eric Bursley" wrote:
> >
> >> I believe you can install directly using the XP upgrade CD. It
> >> should prompt you for the original media that you are upgrading from.
> >> You may want to give that a shot before going through an entire
> >> upgrade process again.
> >>
> >> Eric Bursley
> >> eric at bursley dot net
> >> "jdocop" wrote in message
> >> news:F388ACC7-9063-4817-A3A5-58B45C2A8A4F@microsoft.com...
> >>> Somehow, I knew I would get this answer. Very time consuming,
> >>> especially
> >>> when I consdier that my version of Windows XP OS is an upgrade, and
> >>> will
> >>> not
> >>> install directly from the CD to a hard drive. I will have to first
> >>> install
> >>> my old Windows '98, then upgrade, then convert from FAT 43, to NTFS,
> >>> then
> >>> upgrade the XP, then re-install all of my drivers for my various
> >>> hardware,
> >>> and so on, and so on....well, I asked for it, I guess....thanks,
> >>> Eric.
> >>> I'll
> >>> let you know how it goes.....in a few weeks.....
> >>> "Eric Bursley" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There are many ways you can accomplish this, such as using Norton
> >>>> Ghost
> >>>> to
> >>>> clone your original drive on to the other. However I would take
> >>>> the time
> >>>> and install a new version of XP on the system, and then migrate
> >>>> your data
> >>>> from the old drive onto the new drive. You can either use the file
> >>>> and
> >>>> settings transfer wizard, or just a straight copy of your
> >>>> documents.
> >>>> While
> >>>> there is a lot more work involved with installing a new copy of
> >>>> Windows,
> >>>> you
> >>>> can insure there is nothing there that you no longer need.
> >>>> Eric Bursley
> >>>> eric at bursley dot net
> >>>> "jdocop" wrote in message
> >>>> news:38A5D992-E5E7-4AE7-9231-4D5372B898E0@microsoft.com...
> >>>>
> >>>>> I want to increase my hard drive storage capability (currently
> >>>>> have
> >>>>> about
> >>>>> 30
> >>>>> GBytes, and have ordered a new, 120 GByte drive). So, my question
> >>>>> is
> >>>>> can
> >>>>> I
> >>>>> move my operating system from the old hard drive to the new one?
> >>>>> If
> >>>>> so,
> >>>>> how?
> >>>>> do I have to install my Windows XP to the new hard drive, and then
> >>>>> try
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> use Windows File and Settings Transfer Wizard to move all my data?
> >>>>> Or,
> >>>>> can I
> >>>>> somehow just put a new hard drive into the system as a slave, and
> >>>>> then,
> >>>>> move
> >>>>> everything?
>
>
>