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to: TOM WALKER
from: JAY EMRIE
date: 2003-01-27 10:44:00
subject: Cloning with XXCopy

TW>If the goal is more capacity, and there is no space for another drive but a
TW>single large drive will work, here is another option.  This is only for
TW>Windows 9X, as the cloning process does not produce a bootable disk in NT4,
TW>2000, or XP.

TW>1. Download and install the freeware program xxcopy http://www.xxcopy.com/.
TW>2. Install the new drive as a slave (or cable select), partitioning and
TW>formatting as desired. This would have to be done with the case open and the
TW>drive just attached to the cable and power. If you want multiple partitions,
TW>obviously what will later become the "C" partition will
need to be large
TW>enough to hold the existing files on the master "C".  But
assuming a single
TW>partition which will temporarily be assigned as "D", the
basic sequence is:
TW>3. Connect the new drive as D:
TW>4.  FDISK                         (initialize a partition)
TW>5. FORMAT D:                     (init volume for file access)
TW>6. XXCOPY C:\ D:\  /CLONE        (copy all the files)
TW>7. connect the new drive as C:
TW>8. FDISK                         (set active partition)

TW> Complete instructions are on their web site at

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TW>http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy10.htm. Note that the clone operation may need
TW>to be done 2-3 times before it completes.

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This caught my eye. How on earth can  CLONE OPERATION not BE
COMPLETE with the first operation???? If it isn't, how on
earth will you ever know when it IS complete?

Jay
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