How to copy XP HD, FAT32 to NTFS and stay Bootable? 1

[daldous]

I am replacing a 8 Gigabyte HD (C: drive) with a 80 Gigabyte drive. The current drive is formatted FAT32 and has WIN XP PRO as a OS. The new drive is formatted NTFS and is currently empty.

Question: How do I transfer the data across different formats; FAT32 to NTFS, and still make a valid, bootable copy on the new, larger drive?

I bought V-Com's "Copy Commander" V7 -- It couldn't make a bootable copy of XP with both HDs formatted FAT32 and it took nearly 4 hours to copy 6 gigabytes!

I have heard Norton's Ghost might work??

Thanks, daldous

 

[Castor66]

Have a look here :

http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/hd/cpyhd/

I wouldn't worry about whether the drive is formatted or not. The various packages will normally do that for you. You will then have your old 8GB data as a partition on the new 80GB drive. You will then be able to vert from FAT32 to NTFS using the convert command:

C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

 

[daldous]

Thanks for the info!! What utility do I use to make a bootable copy?

Thanks, daldous

 

[linney]

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