Copy to HD2

I'm trying to copy windows ME form my 40gb hard drive to a new 160GB hard
drive. The new drive is formatted as FAT32, and windows ME can see it. I
have copied all the files from C: to D: using 'XCOPY32.EXE /c /h /e /k C:*.*
D:' but I dont know how to copy the bootloader over: when I make the new
drive master and turn the PC on nothing happens. I tried running 'SYS D:' to
copy the bootloader but it didn't work.

I would re-install ME from my disk, but it's a recovery disk that was
shipped with my PC and it says it cant restore to the new drive. Any
suggestions?

I am moving it to the new drive so I can upgrade to XP pro. Would I be
better to upgrade on the old drive, and then try and copy the files across
to the new one?

Thanks,

Louis

Try this procedure of mine::

Moving Windows from one drive to another.

This procedure will assume you want to move everything on an old or small
hard drive to a new, larger hard drive. It also will assume the old drive is
one drive/partition and the new one is one drive with two partitions.

1. Install the new drive as a slave to the existing drive; making sure both
drives have their jumpers set accordingly. (Connector for the Master is on
the end and the Slave in the middle of the cable.) (Different hard drive
manufacturers have different jumper settings but the usual possibilities
a Master, Slave, Single, Cable Select.)
2. Boot the computer to real-mode DOS with the safety boot floppy. At the
A:\ prompt run FDISK and partiton the new drive. (Make sure you answer Y to
the option to enable large disk support.)
3. Reboot the computer with the safety boot floppy to real-mode DOS and
format the partitions on the new drive. (Make sure you format the new drive,
not the old one with all your files and programs.) (Using the assumptions
given above - one old to two new; the new drives will be D: and E:.)
4. Remove the safety boot floppy and reboot to Windows.
5. Open Explorer and make sure you now have a drives D: and E:.
6. Open Control Panel Folder Options and click the button "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck the box "Hide protected operating system
files (Recommended). (These are mandatory or else all your files/folders
won't be moved.)
7. Open Control Panel System Performance Virtual Memory and click the
option "Let me specify my own virtual memory settings"; in "Hard Disk"
select D:\ ; in "Minimum" and "Maximum" type in the same value and make it
equal to the amount of RAM on your system. Click OK and select Yes and
reboot.
8. When the desktop is back open Explorer; highlight everything on the old
drive (drive C:\); right-click and drag everything to drive D:\; and select
copy. (This could take a while depending on how much has to be copied.)
9. When the copying is done immediately shut down the system, open the case,
remove the old drive from the cable, switch the new drive's jumper to the
master or single position and put it on the cable at the end (Master)
connector. (It will be either Master or Single jumper depending on how the
hard drive manufacturter set things up.)
10. Boot the computer with the safety boot floppy to a real-mode DOS prompt.
At the A:\ prompt run FDISK, answer Y to the prompt, select 2 - Make an
active partition, and select the #1 partition amd make it active. Exit
FDISK, remove the floppy, reboot, and Windows should start with no problems.
11. If there are problems you did something wrong but you still have your
original/old drive which you can reinstall and see what you screwed up.
12. I have done this many times on multiple systems and I know it works if
all the steps are followed.
13. If you don't understand what the steps are telling you to do then DON'T
DO IT - ASK FOR HELP!!!

"Louis Morgan" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to copy windows ME form my 40gb hard drive to a new 160GB hard
drive. The new drive is formatted as FAT32, and windows ME can see it. I
have copied all the files from C: to D: using 'XCOPY32.EXE /c /h /e /k
C:*.*
D:' but I dont know how to copy the bootloader over: when I make the new
drive master and turn the PC on nothing happens. I tried running 'SYS D:'
to
copy the bootloader but it didn't work.

I would re-install ME from my disk, but it's a recovery disk that was
shipped with my PC and it says it cant restore to the new drive. Any
suggestions?

I am moving it to the new drive so I can upgrade to XP pro. Would I be
better to upgrade on the old drive, and then try and copy the files across
to the new one?

Thanks,

Louis

Thanks Jerry, XP pro is up and running on the new hard drive

-----Original Message-----
Try this procedure of mine::

Moving Windows from one drive to another.

This procedure will assume you want to move everything on
an old or small
hard drive to a new, larger hard drive. It also will
assume the old drive is
one drive/partition and the new one is one drive with two
partitions.

1. Install the new drive as a slave to the existing drive;
making sure both
drives have their jumpers set accordingly. (Connector for
the Master is on
the end and the Slave in the middle of the cable.)
(Different hard drive
manufacturers have different jumper settings but the usual
possibilities
a Master, Slave, Single, Cable Select.)
2. Boot the computer to real-mode DOS with the safety boot
floppy. At the
A:\ prompt run FDISK and partiton the new drive. (Make
sure you answer Y to
the option to enable large disk support.)
3. Reboot the computer with the safety boot floppy to
real-mode DOS and
format the partitions on the new drive. (Make sure you
format the new drive,
not the old one with all your files and programs.) (Using
the assumptions
given above - one old to two new; the new drives will be
D: and E:.)
4. Remove the safety boot floppy and reboot to Windows.
5. Open Explorer and make sure you now have a drives D:
and E:.
6. Open Control Panel Folder Options and click the
button "Show hidden
files and folders" and uncheck the box "Hide protected
operating system
files (Recommended). (These are mandatory or else all your
files/folders
won't be moved.)
7. Open Control Panel System Performance Virtual
Memory and click the
option "Let me specify my own virtual memory settings"; in
"Hard Disk"
select D:\ ; in "Minimum" and "Maximum" type in the same
value and make it
equal to the amount of RAM on your system. Click OK and
select Yes and
reboot.
8. When the desktop is back open Explorer; highlight
everything on the old
drive (drive C:\); right-click and drag everything to
drive D:\; and select
copy. (This could take a while depending on how much has
to be copied.)
9. When the copying is done immediately shut down the
system, open the case,
remove the old drive from the cable, switch the new
drive's jumper to the
master or single position and put it on the cable at the
end (Master)
connector. (It will be either Master or Single jumper
depending on how the
hard drive manufacturter set things up.)
10. Boot the computer with the safety boot floppy to a
real-mode DOS prompt.
At the A:\ prompt run FDISK, answer Y to the prompt,
select 2 - Make an
active partition, and select the #1 partition amd make it
active. Exit
FDISK, remove the floppy, reboot, and Windows should start
with no problems.
11. If there are problems you did something wrong but you
still have your
original/old drive which you can reinstall and see what
you screwed up.
12. I have done this many times on multiple systems and I
know it works if
all the steps are followed.
13. If you don't understand what the steps are telling you
to do then DON'T
DO IT - ASK FOR HELP!!!

"Louis Morgan" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to copy windows ME form my 40gb hard drive to
a new 160GB hard
drive. The new drive is formatted as FAT32, and windows
ME can see it. I
have copied all the files from C: to D: using
'XCOPY32.EXE /c /h /e /k
C:*.*
D:' but I dont know how to copy the bootloader over:
when I make the new
drive master and turn the PC on nothing happens. I tried
running 'SYS D:'
to
copy the bootloader but it didn't work.

I would re-install ME from my disk, but it's a recovery
disk that was
shipped with my PC and it says it cant restore to the
new drive. Any
suggestions?

I am moving it to the new drive so I can upgrade to XP
pro. Would I be
better to upgrade on the old drive, and then try and
copy the files across
to the new one?

Thanks,

Louis




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