Is this a good way to backup an old hard drive while upgrading OS?
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In other to save your date on D and also run the upgrade without loosing your 98 in case it is not sucessful, Create a folder on C and copy the i386 files from your CD. If that is successful, you can then run a new installation of the XP. (In the i386 folder, type winnt to begin installation).\n\nYou can then delete the win98 OS after the XP installation. 1 GB space for XP is OK, the most important should be that you have a preferably fas machine with about 256RAM. good luck\n\n** I have no idea about TrueImage, not heard it before will check.
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Just put your old hard drive in as a slave drive and then copy the files you want to the new hard drive. You obviously cannot get programs (unless it is just a single exe. file and nothing else) because it has to be installed and it is a different operating system.
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reformat the hard drive and install a full version of windows 98
187878
You should just use NT backup program that comes with Windows.  It is located in Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup.  then chose what you want to backup and where.
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Get all your files off of it that you want to keep, then reformat/reinstall the operating system
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As long as you are going to have a new Hard Disk then you would install a new Windows XP and if you have the Serial Key then no problem.
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i dun think it will be that good cos according to standard data transfer procedures for corrupted disk, it will be safer to transafer via using 2hdd instead of partition method.u see if u do it safely, u get to keep yr data n yr hard disk , if not u run a chance of losing both.for me, i partition so i b4 format , i transfer to the next partation or copy them else cds , maybe portable hd borrowedfrom frenz blah blah..
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The quick answer is no, but it is wise to have your files backed up to  CD or DVD before making any changes to operating system.  Anything could happen.
1065767
reformat your HD You didn't overwrite your original OS
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How about plugging the old  hard disk into the new PC. Offcourse this may not be desirable if you have a far upgraded & new hard drive.\n\nI have used connected data protector. It restores everthing, but I did not restore applications.\n\nAnd it does allow you to select directory by directory\n\nBut a suggestion. try to re-install the software if possible. Sometimes a restored software may not work. \n\nI do not know the cost for a single user though
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Using a program such as Partition Magic you can accomplish your goal. Bad news though, Many times people lose all their data when attempting to do what you are talking about.  Partition Magic if used correctly will not do that.  Using this program if you are not computer saavy could be a disaster.  A computer shop should be able to do it for you at a cost of 25 to 50 dollars.\n\nPerhaps you should just tranfer most of your files and programs to the D: drive.\n\nHave a Great Day
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Your new drive should have some software that makes a duplicate of your old disk, including operating system.
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check out the wesite below, you should be able to use either depending oon how many hdd you already have installed.
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I'd pull that hard drive, hook it up inside of a desktop computer ($12 adapter needed), and copy off your personal stuff before you restore from disk.\n\nActually, I'm thinking that you could boot up to a boot floppy, then copy that comctl32.dll file (to C:&#92;windows&#92;system32 as I recall?).  I'd also check that hard drive by running scandisk with the /autofix option to make sure the drive is good.  You don't wanna spend 10 hours rebuilding this computer only to have a bad hard drive?  \n\nBetter yet, just go buy a 100-gig drive for $115 at your local computer store, and restore to that.
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only with a special cabel.  I would suggest getting a jump drive (usb memory stick) and transfering the files that way.  If the HDD has crashed then you have a very expensive option.
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Yes, you can, and normally it works fine without the need to reinstall the operating system. However, partitioning a hard drive always carries a small risk, so I would NOT recommend doing this if you don't own the intallation disk for the operating system (presumably Windows XP). Otherwise, if something goes wrong and you need to format the hard disk, you'll be forced to buy Windows XP separately which could be expensive.
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The only suggestion I can think of off hand is to check and make sure the formatting is correct on the drive.  Use HFS+, unless you want to do multi-platform transfers, then go with FAT 32.