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To: Ally who wrote (16776)	2/23/2001 8:27:42 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110652

hi ally i suggest using powerquest software like drive copy.... "Safe And Easy Data Migration There was a time when upgrading to a new hard drive meant hours of downloading your data, applications, and operating systems to disk; then hours more of reinstalling everything to your new hard drive. If it all went well, you could be looking at a few days worth of work. Of course, there was always the risk of scrambling your data or losing it altogether in the process. Fortunately, now there's DriveCopy from PowerQuest. Connect both hard drives to your computer, and with a few simple steps, everything from your old hard drive is automatically copied to your new one without losing a single preference, setting, or byte of data. No re-installing, no data loss, no headaches." powerquest.com or drive image.... "Drive Image makes quick work of time-consuming backups and upgrades to larger hard disks. Drive Image 4.0 allows you to reliably create and store images of your entire hard disk or individual partitions until you need them. Drive Image contains all the tools you need to effortlessly safeguard and upgrade your computer." powerquest.com good luck! :) mark

To: Ally who wrote (16776)	2/23/2001 10:35:20 PM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Ally, I'm probably not saying anything that you don't already know, but some older (2 years or more)computers don't easily take 7200 rpm hard drives....make sure you aren't limited to 5400 rpm before you buy a 7200. Sorry if you're hip to this :)

To: Ally who wrote (16776)	2/24/2001 12:15:16 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

mr mark gave you a link to one of the best programs just for your project. We, on this thread use a lot of programs by Powerquest. We don't work for the company, just buy their products because they work so well. But some advice, GET MORE RAM. Upgrade to at least 64 MB of ram. Your system will run a lot faster.

To: Ally who wrote (16776)	2/24/2001 8:25:18 PM
From: Ice-Man	Respond to of 110652

use norton ghost.

To: Ally who wrote (16776)	3/1/2001 8:32:13 AM
From: bosquedog	Respond to of 110652

Q. Recently you recommended the Alohabob program to transfer programs, preferences, settings and files from an old computer to a new one, via a cable. Doesn't Symantec make a similar program called Ghost? Are there any advantages of one over the other? A. They sound similar, but they do significantly different things. Ghost is designed to clone an entire hard disk onto a second PC. It doesn't distinguish among files and programs, it just copies them all. That's not usually what you want to do with a new PC, which normally has a newer operating system and other pre-installed features you'd like to preserve, rather than overwrite. Alohabob, which is aimed narrowly at setting up new home PCs, doesn't copy or transfer every file. It moves over programs, files, preferences and settings, but carefully preserves your new operating system and other items installed on the new PC. From the WSJ Mossberg column