external hard drive ?????

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  • beeback500
    Registered User
    • Nov 2002
    • 61
    #1

    external hard drive ?????

    ok hardware gurus....please advise....

    I want to copy my entire hard drive from computer A to an external portable hard drive....

    attach it to computer B.....start up computer B.....access the external drive....

    will all the programs....files...utilities work...just as though I were using computer A? Example: use cute FTP to upload...etc....

    any help....advice....suggestions are most appreaciated....
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    • Amputate Your Head
      There can be only one
      • Aug 2001
      • 39075
      #2
      you need to use a program like DriveCopy or something for that.
      SIG TOO BIG

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        • boris77
          Confirmed User
          • Mar 2003
          • 546
          #3
          DriveImage ...made by Powerquest(Partitionmagic guys)

          Good when you need a total backup...to put it back in place afterwards

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            • Ash@phpFX
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2003
              • 4292
              #4
              you may have to make some changes if the hardware is different, otherwise it should be ok. using a drive copy program is a good idea, you will probably have to do a reboot or 2 to let windows reconfigure itself to the new system

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                • Bansheelinks
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2003
                  • 6023
                  #5
                  Originally posted by beeback500
                  ok hardware gurus....please advise....

                  I want to copy my entire hard drive from computer A to an external portable hard drive....

                  attach it to computer B.....start up computer B.....access the external drive....

                  will all the programs....files...utilities work...just as though I were using computer A? Example: use cute FTP to upload...etc....

                  any help....advice....suggestions are most appreaciated....
                  Get a firewire.

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                    • beeback500
                      Registered User
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 61
                      #6
                      thanks....will Ghost work?

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