• Moving Windows install to another HDD
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I have a spinpoint F3 in my desktop and I just got a 32gb Corsair SSD for a good deal from Newegg. How do I move windows?
Reinstall windows is the only way i think but i can be wrong.
So install Windows on the SSD and delete everything windows on my hard drive? Seems simple enough, I just wish windows had an emigrate feature.
If the drive you were trying to transfer the installation to was equal or larger in capacity you could simply ghost it over using clonezilla or something but going from a larger capacity to smaller can be a little hairy, but not impossible. I would also suggest reinstalling only because you're starting off with a brand spankin' new SSD and you'll probably want as much crap from the previous installation off as possible in order to get the most out of the new drive.
There are plenty of applications that can duplicate hard drive contents from one to the other with no problems.
I did [url=http://www.overclock.net/ssd/664738-how-setup-ssd-boot-drive-secondary.html]this[/url] and it works perfectly
okay so I'm doing a fresh install to my SSD now, is there a way to make windows uninstall itself from the hard drive?
Another question: Can I copy my bookmarks/preferences/username/passwords/cookies/ all that small shit from my hard drive to my SSD? As well as device drivers, windows updates, and a whole lot of things?
Just clone the drive. It will be as if nothing ever happened.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;28300133]okay so I'm doing a fresh install to my SSD now, is there a way to make windows uninstall itself from the hard drive?[/QUOTE] Just format it when you need the space on it.
[QUOTE=NINTENDUDECT;28318405]Just clone the drive. It will be as if nothing ever happened.[/QUOTE] 350gb of games and windows to a 32gb SSD. Yeah that will work.
Why would you clone to a SSD anyway? If you did that it'd keep all the old setting which aren't meant for SSDs. Just fresh install, it takes about 30 minutes and then you just install what you need.
I'm already on the fresh install but windows has shittastic drivers for my wireless card by default and therefor I went back to the old install until I have the patience for fixing everything
Most wireless cards comes with shit drivers, it's a shame really. Usually Windows just detects them and installs its own thing though.
fresh install is the safest way.
...and once Windows 7 is installed, you have to apply several SSD tweaks to get everything running properly. It never hurts to install a second (regular) harddrive for things like apps, games, hibernation and swap files.
Wellllllll you could: [list] [*]Defragment & move all files to the front of the partition (ultradefrag can do this) [*]Resize the partition to fit on the SSD [*]Boot a ubuntu live CD and rip the partition using partimage [*]Set up a bootable MBR on the ssd using fdisk/gpared [*]Restore the partimage image to the ssd [*]Set the bootable flag on the SSD for that partition using fdisk/gparted [*]Boot to test [/list] This has been my method; it's more trouble than its worth.
I have no idea what you just said.
[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;28326609]I have no idea what you just said.[/QUOTE] That's why you should stick with OS X.
[url]http://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/components/migrate-OS-to-SSD/[/url]
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;28329099][url]http://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/components/migrate-OS-to-SSD/[/url][/QUOTE] What the hell is the "MSR" they keep referring to?
[QUOTE=Carl.;28341255]What the hell is the "MSR" they keep referring to?[/QUOTE] He probably means MBR (Master boot record) If they get that wrong all over the article you probably shouldent trust it though
[QUOTE=Carl.;28329000]That's why you should stick with OS X.[/QUOTE] Oh ha ha ha, I get it, because I'm a Mac user that makes me computer illiterate, that is so funny, get it guys? :jerkbag:
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