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    cloning laptop harddrive and vista

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by notebookaddict, Feb 6, 2008.

  1. notebookaddict

    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello
    I am looking to install a larger hard drive in a laptop running vista by cloning existing drive.I have done this before on XP but cant find info for vista.
    Thanks :eek:
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 6, 2008
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  2. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    i would suggest getting the trial version of acronis. it let's you complete a full clone of your hd, even though it's the trial version. anyway, i believe it works for vista, but am not 100% sure.
     
    ejl, Feb 6, 2008
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    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone does this on vista without any issues.
    The one time i did with xp worked fine using xclone software.
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 6, 2008
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    yes, acronis works just great for vista

    get the acronis true image home 11

    you can copy a partition or an entire hard drive, save to a usb hard drive etc, it's not picky like the image version in vista ultimate

    edit: check your pm's ;)
     
    nobscot6, Feb 6, 2008
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  5. notebookaddict

    notebookaddict Notebook Enthusiast

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    WILL it boot up once i install the cloned usb drive into the actual laptop?
    Are there any security issues with vista being locked to original hard drive?
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 6, 2008
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    vhmike73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've cloned my Vista system (x86 Ultimate) using True Image Home 11, and it worked fine- once I swapped the drives (my HP dv9000t has 2 internal drives), I was all set. I also used it to make a bootable image for an old Inspiron 5160 with the new drive in an external enclosure. IIRC, True Image balked at doing a straight clone to USB though- hence creating an image of the old 20GB drive onto the 120GB drive I ended up using.
     
    vhmike73, Feb 7, 2008
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    I have done it several times with Norton Ghost 12.
     
    RogueMonk, Feb 7, 2008
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    with vista?
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 8, 2008
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    Yes, with VISTA.
     
    RogueMonk, Feb 8, 2008
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    Thanks All
     
    notebookaddict, Feb 9, 2008
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