[ale] OT: Copying a complete hard drive

[Kenneth W Cochran]

Whoops...  {sheepish grin}
It was late at night & I guess I didn't exactly grok what was
Actually Trying To Doooooo...
The "network/copy" trick has worked very nicely for me though
for "regular data."  And Knoppix was a lifesaver too because
the "master" XP machine had a hosed OS (even more hosed than
it is when it "works..."

-kc

>Subject: Re:  [ale] OT: Copying a complete hard drive
>From: Mark Angeli <mcangeli at bellsouth.net>
>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:54:53 -0400
>
>The problem arises that he's going to be copying XP.
>By default XP wants a NTFS partition, and I wouldn't recommend using
>linux to create or write to that partition.
>
>I'd probably use ghost (Norton)
>
>And just ghost the drive.
>
>On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 23:46, Kenneth W Cochran wrote:
>> >Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:34:21 -0400 (EDT)
>> >From: "John Wells" <lists at sourceillustrated.com>
>> >To: ale at ale.org
>> >Subject: [ale] OT: Copying a complete hard drive
>> >
>> >Guys,
>> >
>> >I have a desktop with a Windows XP hard drive and would like to transfer
>> >the entire drive to a laptop.  The laptop has a 40GB hard drive, and the
>> >XP machine has a 20GB hard drive.  I can safely overwrite all data on the
>> >laptop drive.
>> >
>> >With as little ridicule as you can manage (hey...it's for work), is there
>> >any easy or creative way to accomplish this with open tools?  If not, any
>> >way to do it with commercial tools?
>> >
>> >Thanks for the help!
>> >
>> >John
>>
>> Network the machines (e.g. via a crossover cable), enable
>> filesharing on one, map the drive on the other and copy to
>> your heart's content.  :)
>>
>> Windows on both machines can (naturally) do this, as can
>> (as another example) Knoppix, at least for the "client" end.
>>
>> I did this exact thing a couple of days ago & can attest to
>> its working.  Fast too.
>>
>> -kc
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