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How to upgrade to new HD w/o xp cd

Discussion in 'HP' started by marksj, Jun 19, 2006.

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I got a new dv5116 with a 4200rpm hd.If i upgrade to a larger faster hd how can i upgrade without the xp cd(new laptop didnt come with xp cd)only a key.Any help for a newbie? Thanks

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get norton ghost

compsavy, Jun 19, 2006

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Another program is Acronis True Image. It is pretty much the same as Ghost. Just incase you wanted another option.

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Will those programs just"image" the old contents of the hard drive to a cd?,this laptop only has a cd burner,so i can just remove the old harddrive insert the new one and then use the cd i created to install the "image" onto the new drive?Not requiring any drivers etc, after i install the new drive?Is Norton better than Acronis?Sorry for all the ??s I just dont have an xp cd becuase they didnt ship it with one and i dont want to keep to a point where i have the new drive installed and then need an xp cd.I do not want to do anything illegal either.Thanks

marksj, Jun 19, 2006

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