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| Thread ID: 114147 | 2010-11-19 23:20:00 | Got my W7 pro 64 bit working - best way to copy? | Fishb8 (484) | Press F1 |
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| 1154632 | 2010-11-21 21:31:00 | My understanding of a clone is that it is an exact copy of the original disk regardles of what is on it. Certainly I have been using them as such for some years, since XP was first introduced. I make a clone before every major change (at least monthly) if it turns to custard I just swap the disks and I am back in business if a few minutes. I also run the usual daily and weekly backup routines for data. The other advantage of a clone is that anything on it is easily readable if it is needed. |
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| 1154633 | 2010-11-21 21:47:00 | majorgeeks.com | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1154634 | 2010-11-21 22:31:00 | My understanding of a clone is that it is an exact copy of the original disk regardles of what is on it. Certainly I have been using them as such for some years, since XP was first introduced. I make a clone before every major change (at least monthly) if it turns to custard I just swap the disks and I am back in business if a few minutes. I also run the usual daily and weekly backup routines for data. The other advantage of a clone is that anything on it is easily readable if it is needed. That is so, a clone is an exact copy, hence it copies the hardware data of the original set up. When a cloned drive is now booted, Windows says ooopsy, someones changed the hard drive details to what it says in Device Manager, I'd better check and install the correct drive. It does this in XP without too much fuss, but for some reason in Win 7 it requires a 'startup repair' to detect and write in the new drive details. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1154635 | 2010-11-22 02:14:00 | That is so, a clone is an exact copy, hence it copies the hardware data of the original set up. When a cloned drive is now booted, Windows says ooopsy, someones changed the hard drive details to what it says in Device Manager, I'd better check and install the correct drive. It does this in XP without too much fuss, but for some reason in Win 7 it requires a 'startup repair' to detect and write in the new drive details. My current system is W7 64 bit I upgraded from a 500 GB drive to my new 150 GB SSD using a Casper clone without problem about 10 days ago. Perhaps I was just lucky :) |
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