Thanks for the comments and messages. I visited xxcopy's site and found
there detailed instructions on how to use it in order to upgrade a HD:
http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy/xxcopy10.htm
I'm now going to follow the instructions therein.

Thanks
Uzi

On 21 May 2001 11:43:32 +0300, I wrote:

> I just bought a new IBM (IDE) HD (40Gb) to replace my older WD 8.4 Gb HD.
> I have win98, and since the new drive is much faster than the old, I wish
> to clone the old HD to the new, so that I can use the new one as my main
> HD.
>
> Now I know that there are various programs that can clone the HD, such as
> StorageSoft's EZ-copy ($20), PowerQuest's DriveCopy ($30), or Norton's
> Ghost ($70).
> Yet, I have the feeling that I can make the cloning manually using
> something like the xxcopy freeware program (the program that extends
> xcopy) or some similar freeware.
>
> Is it right? and if yes, then how should I do it? What should I be aware
> of?
>
> If not, then is there any reason to prefer one of the more expensive
> programs from the ones I mentioned above, or anything else?
>
> BTW, I vagually remember that there was some free program which was
> offered to WD users that allowed to upgrade either from or to a WD HD, but
> I couldn't find any such program in their web pages.
>
> (other information: Win98 Hebrew enabled, Celeron 400, MSI 6163
> motherboard, 96Mb SDRAM +192 Mb fixed swap file).

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