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all files from IDE hard disk with windows 2000 to SATA II hard disk with windows

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jagadish2005 Original post #1
Apr 9, 2007 at 2:32 PM
Hi tech experts,
I am average computer knowledge preson. I recently brougth 250 GB SATA II hard disk . I going to install windows XP prof in new hard disk. I am already have IDE 80 GB hard disk with windows 2000 prof . Itis possible to copy all files & settings from IDE hard disk with windows 2000 to SATA II hard disk with windows XP. can u provide me with some solution

Thanks
Arunachalla
ITTechPerson
ITTechPerson #2
Apr 9, 2007 at 2:44 PM
r u trying to keep both HDD with dual boot As master/slave? Then it has no problem to transfer ur files from one with Win2k to another Winxp.
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jagadish2005 #3
Apr 9, 2007 at 2:58 PM
ITTechPerson said:
r u trying to keep both HDD with dual boot As master/slave? Then it has no problem to transfer ur files from one with Win2k to another Winxp.
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Hi ITTechperson,
Thanks ITTechperson for you reply. I am not going to keep dual boot as master/slave. Then how to do it

Thanks
Arunachalla
ITTechPerson
ITTechPerson #4
Apr 9, 2007 at 4:56 PM
Wht do u want 2 do with old HDD? If u wanna keep tht then u have to make it as slave with new one.

give a detail wht u want
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Jitin #5
Apr 9, 2007 at 6:52 PM
make ghost image of your old hdd
and then restore it on your new hdd
Regards
J
jagadish2005 #6
Apr 9, 2007 at 8:23 PM
Jitin said:
make ghost image of your old hdd
and then restore it on your new hdd
Regards
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Hi
I am not going to use my old (IDE) hard disk. I want to transfer all files & setting including account details and program files to new SATA II hard disk with windows XP prof

Thanks
Jagadish
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ranjan2001 #7
Apr 9, 2007 at 8:33 PM
N u cant do that it will only work if u either continue using 2000, using ghost image method.
For XP u will have to reinstall & then install all other softwares too.
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jagadish2005 #8
Apr 10, 2007 at 11:02 AM
ranjan2001 said:
N u cant do that it will only work if u either continue using 2000, using ghost image method.
For XP u will have to reinstall & then install all other softwares too.
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Hi,
If I am using new hard disk with windows 2000 SP4(sata 2) then i can transfer all account details from older hard disk then i can install all programs files separately . I am having another doubth : maximum partition size in windows 2000 (NTFS).
In 300gb (SATA 2) hard disk

C: drive == 55GB
....
like that

Thanks
Jagadish
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ranjan2001 #9
Apr 10, 2007 at 11:08 AM
I dont know what kind of account details u want to transfer, but from my past experience in old machine a year ago, its not a good idea to use ide with sata 2 interface together, it slows down the sata.

Leave out the 80GB for off line data storage or data backup, thats what I am doing with my 2 ide 80 gb disk.