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Number : 126 Date : 2001-06-01 Author : james sadler Subject : Re: Some More Questions.. Size(KB) : 5
--- burrism@b... wrote: > --- In xxcopy@y..., james sadler > wrote: > > > > --- Michael Marquart wrote: > > > >Kan...thank you for your reply...sorry I > > > mis-spelled your first name. > > > > > > > >You explained some issues that I had not > > > understood, and some that I > > > >did. > > > >The driver issue still lingers....if I clone > from > > > my second HDD to my > > > >new HDD, which will have different drivers, due > to > > > different sound, > > > >video, etc., will I wipe out the new drivers > and > > > DLLs, or do I have > > > >the option of simply appending everything to > the > > > new HDD? > > > >In other words, if I copy/clone 123.vxd to the > new > > > HDD that has and > > > >requires 456.vxd for a function, will it > overwrite, > > > and if if just > > > >adds it, I suppose the necessary driver still > > > remains and will work > > > >properly. > > > >To re-phrase it, if I clone the old to the new > HDD, > > > assuming I have > > > >enough adequate space, what can I lose besides > some > > > storage space? > > > >Will the old registry negate the new registry > and > > > mess up anything > > > >that comes on the new HDD? > > > > > > Yes. The registry contains the list of hardware > > > installed and pointers to the > > > appropriate drivers - copying the registry will > > > replace the list of hardware > > > etc on the new machine, requiring the reloading > of > > > hardware drivers. > > > Plug and Play IRQ assignments will also change, > > > though this isn't a real > > > problem unless you have legacy (ISA) hardware as > > > well. > > > > > > If the intent is to duplicate the old > installation > > > (which is running well) > > > then the most expedient method might be to > > > clone/mirror the original HDD onto > > > the new HDD and then reload the specific > hardware > > > drivers on the new machine. > > > > > > Keeping the two machines mirrored and up to date > > > using any software, not just > > > xxcopy, would be problematic in my eyes, and > apart > > > from the initial > > > installation I would not attempt it. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > >Although I have a comfort level with PCs, these > > > issues are a bit > > > >beyond me. > > > > > > > >thanks....burris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: > > > >xxcopy-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > Is there some great reason that you could > not > > network the two machines and find greater use and > > bennefit than if you make one a clone of the > other? > > You really might consider going to the pull > out > > hard drives trays. That way when you switch trays > you > > are really starting up an entirely different > computer. > > If you are doing that with one of the computers > > networked to the other the combinations could be > > awesome. > > > > >James...thanks for your reply. > Perhaps I should explain my set up, as you opened up > some interesting > thoughts. > I am basically a home user. I have a > Linksys/All_aboard internet/file > sharing system on both machines, the second of which > now ME. After I > install my new 98SE and get it set up, I propose to > xxcopy/clone the > entire HDD over to the ME and also make it a 98SE. I > can temporarily > install the HDD from my machine to do this, unless I > could first > change the ME to 98SE and then clone it over the > network. > I currently have a second HDD in my machine, to > which I keep cloned > with xxcopy from my main HDD. My purpose being that > of backup. If my > primary HDD crashes, I can either pull the power > plug or change the > connector and by making that HDD active, I should be > back in business. > I just bought a new PC, also with 98SE, my choice, > and wanted to > install my existing primary HDD as a second HDD in > the new machine and > xxcopy my existing programs intact, and since the OS > is the same, > maybe not mess up too many drivers or DLLs in the > process. > Kan explained the hazards of doing this. > In your comments, are you talking about using my > network/lan to do > this? After the initial cloning, I intended to use > the HDD as a backup > as I explained above. > > thanks...burris > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > - only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > There are all kinds of people with far greater knowledge than myself but I will stick my neck out and suggest that just maybe you might want to keep your first PC fully loaded with programs and keep only an OS and one or two programs on the new unit. Nothing runs faster or better than a lightly loaded PC. Instead of bloating the new unit, why not do all your saves and installs on the old unit? That would keep the new PC with its new fresh state of being and you can xxcopy the days changes back to the old unit for storage. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
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