Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Frank, I weighed the two options, and felt that, even with all of the baggage, I, with my limited abilities, could clone a drive more successfully than I could do a clean install. And, with a factory-installed version of XP, I had no disk to start from. On the advice of a colleague on the Oly list, whose knowledgeable background is very helpful, I located an older version of Acronis, which did all I needed. The later versions still have growing pains, if I understand the situation correctly. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - upgrading Windows XP data and system disks - aquick howto >I wish to point out the problem in cloning...... you clone all the old > Windows baggage as well.... It is best to put on a new OS, from > Scratch....then your OS is brand spanking new and fast..... > > The Downside: it takes forever to also load on all the programs you > use..... and update them all.... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > > Since the disk is used to boot the system, you can't just copy the files > over in the same way as I described above. The disk needs to be 'cloned'. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >