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Computer Boffins hardrive help!

POSTED BY: rd1701 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I'm planning on upgrading my laptop harddrive from 120Gig to 320Gig, and whacking the old 120gig into my PS3. The problem is.. I don't have a windows install disc to load the OS onto my new harddrive when it's delivered. But I do have the windows recovery files sitting on my harddrive in that i386 folder.

Is it just a simple case of burning these files on the a CD, or do I need to do something else?

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06-10-2008, 14:43
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ghost your existing hdd onto the new one. its easier than trying to get at the installation files
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Use this

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...s/migrateeasy/

It has a free trial, you'll need to have both HDD's connected though so use a USB caddy for the second
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Try nLite/vLite (depending on OS)
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Excellent, I'll try the ghosting my existing harddrive to my new one when it arrives! Thanks
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