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DaveJ

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9. Problem now is the cloning

Reply to sir pball (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 12:52 PM

Oct 2012

The USB adapter works, but Partition Wizard, so far, is not copying the OS drive while it is in use. It says to reboot and it will continue, but it doesn't.

It looks like I might need to take the drive out and hook them both to another computer and do the copy there.

Just found out, this laptop sucks in that I need to take the whole thing apart just to access the drive.

Another option is, I'm wondering if the recovery partition copied over correctly, maybe I can just restore windows that way. I can copy everything else over.

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Transfer laptop Windows 7 to SSD [View all] DaveJ Oct 2012 OP

Instructions here: AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #1

Great, thanks. DaveJ Oct 2012 #3

The easy way Mnpaul Oct 2012 #2

Old drive... DaveJ Oct 2012 #4

The software is pretty easy to use Mnpaul Oct 2012 #5

Ok, I just ordered an SSD DaveJ Oct 2012 #6

Files in use DaveJ Oct 2012 #7

If your laptop has a DVD drive and you don't use it sir pball Oct 2012 #8

Problem now is the cloning DaveJ Oct 2012 #9

Mybad sir pball Oct 2012 #10

Oh, boot from a Linux/BSD live CD sir pball Oct 2012 #11

I just took the drive out DaveJ Oct 2012 #12

Ok, SSD drive is in! DaveJ Oct 2012 #13