What if I buy a new HDD?

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Ok i have a question, I have 2 HDDs 1 is a 40gb hdd with 3 partitions and 1 is a 80 gb drive with 3 partitions. now i have 2 windows XP pro installed on 2 partitions of the 40 gb HDD. now i wanted to know that if i buy a new hard disk(to replace the 40 gb drive) then is it possible for me to keep the windows registry, files, program installs etc.

i mean generally if u buy a new hdd and remove the one which has windows, u have to reinstall windows and all other programs, and i dont wanna do that. so is there any way to do this?

make an image of the hdd..means program and os ....inshort the drive..and then transform the image to new drive ..simple

u can use norton ghost for that....

Ya, wizrulz is right but if U have an 64 bit processor then old versions of norton ghost will not work so d/l the latest version of Ghost.
Visit the norton ghost home page www.symantec.com for more information.

many other tools for imaging available ...i suggested what i use

thx for the replies.

now i dont have a 64 bit processor, i have a celeron 2.4 ghz processor with mercury 845 mobo

now suppose if i use ghost to make the image of the drive, then still wont the windows registry have the problem when i move it to a new HDD becos my partition sizes will be different.

and can u pls give me a brief idea abt how i can go about doing it(without the help of a hardware engg).

with what size of hdd u wanna replace ur 40gb???

i still havent bought one but most probably i will buy a 80 gb drive.