In a message dated 5/26/2001 9:59:57 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > I too would like a solution to this problem. This very same issue is keeping > me from moving to Win2k. On Win98 I use a 2nd hard drive as a backup to > clone my C: drive to. (I use XCOPY or XXCOPY in a DOS window) In case of > disaster, or if up upgrade to a larger/faster C: drive it's extremely fast > and simple to get up and running. This process doesn't work in Wink. Some > folks say cloning works using Norton's Ghost, others say it doesn't work. > > You would think Microsoft would provide a way to clone a hard drive if they > want to sell their new OSs. > > - John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill M. Smith" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] How to clone and restore a W2k, NTFS partition? > Restored part. prevents login. > > > I just had the exact same problem. Couldn't figure out how o get around > it, > > so I had to reformat and reinstall everything. What a pain. It's too late > > for me, but I hope someone has an answer to this. > I use Norton Ghost 2000 ver. 6.03. I used to do this weekly, but now that w2k is so stable, I have forgotten to clone. You can get ver 6.03 with Norton System Works for around $10 on ebay. Blake Renslow The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com