pootsey Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Hello guys, Im having a bit of trouble, i have windows xp proffessional and am wanting to move it to a bigger harddrive as my current one only has about 500mb of space left so what i was wondering was:1) Is there a way to just copy all my files including windows to the new HardDrive and windows and all still working etc..2) If i cant do 1, is there anyway of getting the xp pro files again, so i can install them on my new HardDrive and use my product code as i have lost the cd but not the product code :(Help please :(Thanks in advance- Pootsey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 You can use Acronis True Image to clone your hard drive to a new bigger one. £16.97 from Amazonhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CO1...ce&n=300435You will most probably have to re-activate your XP - but if you still have the product code/serial that should not be a problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pootsey Posted July 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 are there any solutions which dont involve spending money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 The Acronis solution is a VERY small price to pay. You will always have a back up available for future problems. If there is a free program, I don't see how it can measure up to Acronis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Leave XP on the hard drive, and move everything else over to the new one. This will give XP room to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Leave XP on the hard drive, and move everything else over to the new one. This will give XP room to workSeems to make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 :0 Oh - you want a free application ?Well you can try this ? :) http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html#freeThe Free Edition of HDClone offers all necessary abilities to copy a complete hard disk onto another, larger hard disk. This can be utilized to migrate an existing installation to a new hard disk as well as for data rescue. The Free Edition is real freeware without obligation to buy and is intended for the short-term usage at no cost. But in case of more frequent usage, we recommend using one of the higher editions since they offer higher performance in the first line but also support a wider range of hardware as well as additional options which are optimized for regular or professional usage.HDClone Free Edition supports IDE/ATA/SATA hard disks and is able to copy up to 300 MB/min.Note : I have not tried this one ! I know that Acronis on the other hand is well worth the money ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I know that Acronis on the other hand is well worth the money !Worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj229 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I found this through a google search. I didn't try it but there is a "TRY NOW" button. It might be what you are looking for and will locate your code number. Good luck.http://www.product-key.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I found this through a google search. I didn't try it but there is a "TRY NOW" button. It might be what you are looking for and will locate your code number. Good luck.http://www.product-key.com/WARNING. That site receives a RED flag from McAfee site advisor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 It's not the code number that's the problem - he has that. It's the disk that's missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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