replace hard drive using Xcopy32

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

Thank you,
David

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

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Youre last response to XCOPY is totally not true...XCOPY works perfect with
xp,all youre current data will end up on a new hd as it is now.Also,as for
oem
utilities for hd copy,in most cases (98%),they will not work in xp due to xps
security features,older windows OS work ok with them.As for running XCOPY,
simply set youre new hd as slave to current on same IDE cable,new closest to
MB.Once in xp,format the hd (diskmgmt.msc),once thru,go to run,type:
XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r Agree to all in the DOS window.Once its
thru,youre
finished,& the new hd is ready to run.Also,D: being the new hd,if asigned
diffrent
letter,then use that letter instead.This only works with IDE hds,SATA
wont.Also,
space the cmd as shown,one after Y * & between \ /

"titus12" 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? Will everything be the same as on the old hard drive? If so,
> what steps should I use?
>
> Thank you,
> David
>

Xcopy32 will not accomplish what you want. If you are buying a retail
drive it will come with instructions and software that will copy
everything from the old drive to the new, including parts of the disk
that xcopy doesn't copy. In addition, all the major disk makers provide
handholding-type help for setting up your new drive.

It's real easy...you'll do fine.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

titus12 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? Will everything be the same as on the old hard
> drive? If so, what steps should I use?
>
> Thank you,
> David

On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:02:00 -0800, Andrew E. <eckrichco@msn.com>
wrote:

> Youre last response to XCOPY is totally not true...XCOPY works perfect with
> xp,all youre current data will end up on a new hd as it is now.


That's completely false.


> Also,as for
> oem
> utilities for hd copy,in most cases (98%),they will not work in xp


Also completely false.


> due to xps
> security features,older windows OS work ok with them.As for running XCOPY,
> simply set youre new hd as slave to current on same IDE cable,new closest to
> MB.Once in xp,format the hd (diskmgmt.msc),once thru,go to run,type:
> XCOPY C:\*.* D:\ /c/h/e/k/r Agree to all in the DOS window.Once its
> thru,youre
> finished,& the new hd is ready to run.Also,D: being the new hd,if asigned
> diffrent
> letter,then use that letter instead.This only works with IDE hds,SATA
> wont.Also,
> space the cmd as shown,one after Y * & between \ /
>
> "titus12" 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? Will everything be the same as on the old hard drive? If so,
> > what steps should I use?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > David
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

XCOPY32 C:\*.* D:\ /e /c /h /r /k

will work IF run from a CD-OS such as BartPE, or by putting both disks onto
another computer as slaves. It will NOT work if run on the parent machine,
because XP 'locks open' certain files. After the transfer you need to run
fixboot from the recovery console, as the copy process doesn't update to
bootsector.

Or, get Acronis, etc.

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Xcopy32 will not accomplish what you want. If you are buying a retail
> drive it will come with instructions and software that will copy
> everything from the old drive to the new, including parts of the disk
> that xcopy doesn't copy. In addition, all the major disk makers provide
> handholding-type help for setting up your new drive.
>
> It's real easy...you'll do fine.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> titus12 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? Will everything be the same as on the old hard
> > drive? If so, what steps should I use?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > David
>