Replacing Hard Disk (help me save the software plz!!)

[milad_sm]

hi people!
i had this 40GB 5400rpm hard disk which is awefully slow...
so i bought a 30GB 7200 harddisk. i really don't want to re-install everything again...
what can i do to just replace the hardddisk??
i can't just copy and paste, can i??
do i have to use an Image app or something? i don't really understand the concept of image files...
please help guys!

[trey_w]

you can use a ghost program

or, format the new HDD with an Operating system

then, make it the Master

and make the old one slave

then you can copy the files over you need

i like the ghost better though

[JigPu]

Well, norton ghost sounds like it should do the trick. Never used it myself, but have heard great things about it.

Also, if you don't want to do this, you could try this: (as long as you can boot into DOS!)

C:
CD\
XCOPY *.* /E /H /K D:

I think that would copy over the whole C drive to the D drive, but I've never tried this either. Never really had to copy a drive. :)

JigPu