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Number   :  7134
Date     :  2004-02-02
Author   :  tclarke1
Subject  :  xxcopy xxclone differences
Size(KB) :  1


What is the real difference between these utilities?

I am replacing a W98 laptop drive, and I have already tried the xcopy
method. I wanted to have an extra partition for linux, so I plugged my
old laptop drive into an XP tower box (via an adaptor), xfered the
image to the XP drive with xcopy and swapped in the new drive, made 3
partitions, formated two, and repeated the xfer. No boot. I found I
had to go back and xfer the system_sav partition too (I thought W98
would automatically recreate this somehow). 
After all this I had a bootable disk that had some problems - when I
tried to launch WORD or EXCEL, they were not found. I am not sure if
this was due to copying the system sav at a different time than the
main partition (unsynced), or the infamous 8.3 name problem. I have no
confidence in the drive image, so here I am. 

1) Should I use xxcopy or xxclone? Would I need to boot & run xxcopy
from a W98 drive or boot disk, or could I run xxcopy straight from the
XP host I am using for the xfer? 

2) The site mentions some limitations on network xfers. In the above
scenario could I boot my laptop, and xxcopy the old partions to
another machine (under either W98 or XP)? This would delay the
disassembly of the laptop until after I had a proven good image on the
new drive.



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