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Old 12-10-2008, 11:07 PM
Ken Blake, MVP
 
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Re: replace hard drive using Xcopy32
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:47:31 -0800, "titus12" <titus12@msn.com> wrote:

> I am hearing noise from my hard drive and I am going to replace it. I read
> that the Xcopy32 command is a good program to use. Will this work well with
> WinXP SP3?



To copy everything from the old drive to the new one? No, it won't
work.

You need a third-party utility such as Acronis True Image. Also the
new drive will probably come with a utility which will do this.


> Will everything be the same as on the old hard drive? If so,
> what steps should I use?
>
> Thank you,
> David


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