OT: computer files transfer

[Robert Green]

Hrm, the new machine will already have windows
installed on it (it will be a brand new computer), I
guess I'll just have to try trial and error to try and
decide that things to not over-write.

Thanks for the assistance =-)


--- Warren Togami <warren at togami.com> wrote:
> One method that works well is copying directly from
> one hard drive to
> another using Windows on a desktop machine.  You can
> buy a laptop to desktop
> IDE cable from Byteware for about $15.
> 
> Make sure you have enough space on a blank FAT32
> partition or drive on the
> desktop machine and plug in the laptop hard drive as
> a slave or another IDE
> channel.  When you boot, the new hard drive should
> show up as a new drive
> letter.
> 
> At a DOS Prompt, use this command.
> sys E: D:
> Substitute E for your laptop drive, and D for your
> blank partition.
> 
> Use Windows Explorer (NOT DOS prompt!) to copy the
> entire drive.  This
> should copy all file attributes (hidden, system,
> read-only, archive) too.
> Repeat the process to copy everything to the new
> laptop hard drive.
> 
> Now Windows _should_ boot, but the drivers will be
> all messed up.  It will
> ask for a bunch of disks or drivers which you may
> not have.  Your best bet
> is to go to the manufacturer's web sites and see if
> they have driver
> downloads for that operating system.  If you can't
> find any, probably will
> have to go back to the original Windows.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Green" <aloha_moon at yahoo.com>
> To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users"
> <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:59 AM
> Subject: [luau] OT: computer files transfer
> 
> 
> > This is off-topic, but you all are the best groups
> of
> > tech-heads I have access to for help with these
> types
> > of problems, so bear with me  =-)
> >
> >
> > I have a friend who wants to get a new notebook
> > computer, and she needs to transfer her data to
> the
> > new machine when it comes. The e-mail and other
> > documetns are a simple copy, but she also has a
> > Japanese windows install on a separate partition,
> as
> > well as several programs that she may not have the
> > original install diskettes for.
> >
> > Has anybody had any experience with trying to move
> > apps over like this, or could you point me to a
> > resource online?
> >
> > Much Mahalo,
> >
> > Rob
> >
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