How to transfer your whole Windows install from old HDD to new SDD or HDDThis only works if you have changed no other hardware BUT the HDD.Put ur new HDD or SSD in comp. Then do this....First, get these two programs...they will work on any windows version.Easeus Partition Master: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm ...alt link:
http://tinyurl.com/6g3gs8Macrium Reflect: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp ...alt link:
http://tinyurl.com/3zphz461. Install both of these programs, on ur OLD HDD
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Use Easeus or [diskmgmt.msc] to "resize" (shrink) your system partition, to the smallest size you can. It needs to FIT on the new HDD or SSD.3. Then with the remaining space, create another primary partition. On your OLD HDD
4. Run all your cleaners, scans, reg cleaners...etc, then run disk defragmenter a few times...till it won't defrag any more, on your OLD HDD
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The new HDD has to be formatted: as Primary, NTFS, and default cluster size. It also has to be large enough to take all that Data from the OLD HDD.6. Now use Macrium Reflect to create a
FULL Image Backup of your system partition and save it on the 2nd partition on your OLD HDD
7. Again use Macrium Reflect to
Restore the backup you just made...on your NEW HDD od SSD.
8. After Restoring to the new SSD or HDD, you will have to change the drive letter of the New drive to C: ....especially on Windows 7