In a message dated 5/26/2001 9:59:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
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> 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

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