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Dako
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 05:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK, Bought a new Dell for me, so I'm tuning up my old everex for my little brother who starts college next week.
I bought him a 250gb HD to replace the 60 it came with. I've added HD's B4 but never "replaced" 1. I'm also planning on downgrading to XP. Can I just put in the new Hd then install XP? Or should I use the system recovery cd the downgrade to XP?

Even if someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it! All I seem to find are websites selling drives, or help for desktops.

Everex Stepnote VA4103 Celeron 1.46gh 2 gb ram

I know this is a motorcycle forum, but I've gotten more help here for any number of subjects than anywhere else on the web. It would seem the worlds smartest people all ride BUELLS!
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Birdy
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 06:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If all you have is the System recovery disk you'll have to do the "Down Grade" (if you want to call it that) as most of the ones I've seen need the hard drive that the computer came with to pull files from. BUT you can try and see if it will load on the large drive as it shouldn't hurt a thing if it won't other than to fail, BUT if it works you're good to go. If it will not load then you'll have to do the down grade to the small disk then you'll need to get a clone program like Norton ghost to copy the small hard drive to the larger one. You have to clone it to get all the system files and DLL ann all otherwise it won't run.

BTW I clone my computer to a backup drive ever other month as a back-up anything happen rather than a week doing a reload, I clone back and in 20 mins I'm back up and running

(Message edited by birdy on August 23, 2008)
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Lost_in_ohio
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is there any particular reason you are changing the harddrive other than size?????


I would use norton ghost (2003 edition) and just copy the existing hard drive to the new one. It is quite possible your new hard drive already has this utility.

If you want a fresh install your recovery disk should do ok.

If ya need some help just let me know.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 07:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Acronis Easy Migrate is worth its weight in gold to move an existing image across different sized drives. It just works, and its not horribly expensive.

If you have recovery CD's, just use those and start from scratch. Windows gets all snarled up after a couple years use anyway, it'll run better with a fresh install.
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