How can you transfer boot information to another hard drive?

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  • Myst
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2004
    • 4708
    #1

    How can you transfer boot information to another hard drive?

    Anyone know? I want to throw out this old hard drive and transfer all the boot information to another hard drive.

    How can I do this?
    ICQ: 298-523-037
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    • directfiesta
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      • Oct 2002
      • 30136
      #2
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        • Sosa
          In Tushy Land
          • Oct 2002
          • 40149
          #3
          Symantec Ghost?

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            • gaymale
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2003
              • 234
              #4
              If you use windows before Windows XP create a boot disk. Or follow the instructions from this link: http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm
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                • Vick!
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2005
                  • 6882
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Myst
                  Anyone know? I want to throw out this old hard drive and transfer all the boot information to another hard drive.

                  How can I do this?
                  Can you be more precise?

                  Btw, boot information is saved in C:\boot.ini ..

                  i am still not sure what you are asking..
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                    • martinsc
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 27047
                      #6
                      what do you mean by boot data? the MBR?
                      the entire data ? - ghost or acronis.
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                        • Myst
                          Confirmed User
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 4708
                          #7
                          sorry I should have been more clear.

                          My C: which contains the boot info, is useless. its a 7 year old hard drive that is very loud, annoying, and small. my windows and all my files are on other hard drives. i want to basically move the boot information to another drive, and chuck this old drive.

                          I dont want to transfer any files from my old drive to the new one.. just the boot information
                          ICQ: 298-523-037

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                            • Diligent
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 1594
                              #8
                              Well, the previously posted apps does it, simple too.

                              I tend to use Partition Magic in situations like that, and then copy the whole partition from the old to the new (totally empty is easiest).
                              Let PM create the special boot flopp(y/ies) with a "DOS"-version of it, boot up on that/those and You won't be copying a "live" partition..
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                                • Myst
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2004
                                  • 4708
                                  #9
                                  Can you not simply copy the boot information from one drive to another?
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                                    • Diligent
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Aug 2003
                                      • 1594
                                      #10
                                      Ah.. when that's what you want, simply make sure there is a partition on the new disk, then set that partition to 'active' and copy C:'s root files + Windows directory to it.

                                      That should work, as long as your old C: is on the same partition number as it will be on the new disk (if it's the 2:nd on the old, it must be on the 2:nd on the new).

                                      You could also edit this in the root's 'boot.ini' - if that data doesn't match the new disk's partition layout (as in which one is the 'system' partition), you'll get a halt as soon as it's boots.
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