Help with System Transfer and Deletion

[imported_kenchar]

I am building a new system and want to transfer all of my programs and files to a new hardrive in the old machine. I undertand I can do this using the utilities that came with the drive.

Once the new PC is built I want to take that drive which will have the old operating system on it and upgrade it to Windows XP 64. Can this be done without formatting the drive etc?

Hope this is the right place to ask.

Thanks,
Ken.

 

[Pirotech]

Hi!

You can't make all your old programs to work on a new drive by only transferring Program files folder. Some programs that not require records in registry can work. So you need creating image of you boot partition or of the whole drive and place it on another drive for it. I've never seen utilities that would come with drive that were related to transferring data, unless low formatting. If you really have such utility with your drive would you be so kind to tell me its name? But personally I use special imaging software for it.

 

[ShaneDOTM]

Why don't you just move the old drive into the new computer and do the upgrade then?