Hi ratchet, Thanks for the tip. I appreciate it ! Regards.
It's an oldie for sure... but it does have a SATA HD. I use the old laptop for checking emails and surfing the web. It's painful to use at times...
I believe it ended up being 158GB. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the laptop is 10 years old.
Well, after I formatted the memory stick in NTFS, I plugged it into the laptop and it popped up as Drive "E" amd I was able to make an image. It...
It seems to be a mix of opinions on Win10, some like it, and some don't. I know Win10 IS the future, but I am in the club of suspecting that...
If the digital entitlement is still valid, I should be OK. But if Win10 complains, I'll use your method, or just go back to Win 7 Ultimate. Thanks.
Thanks, sounds like I can go right to Win10 without any other manipulations.
Good to know.... Thanks @!
The machine I am putting the new HD in, already had the digital entitlement for Win10. But since I am changing the hardware, I don't know if it...
Thank you gentlemen for the various solutions to try. I'll play around and let you know if one works for me. Regards to you all.
Dang-It ! So now what are my options? Am I stuck creating an image using CD's ? It's not the end of the world I guess. I can just format the...
OK... I formatted the 250GB memory stick to NTFS and it still shows up as a removable storage device. And I have not yet done any imaging.
Froggy.. Thanks ! :) Oh... should that mem stick be formatted NTFS to make an image ? It's formatted exFAT right now, but I will change the...
Hi All. I have replaced my OS drive with a brand new HD drive and had been using Win 7 on the old HD. But Since I am going to format and install...
Thanks Froggy ! That's a great tip. I want to make one large partition so I will make that adjustment. BTW. I just looked and the 256GB...
Brian K. OK. Image it will be ! I agree there is some confusion between the terms Clone and Image. I had always though that a clone would be...
Froggy, Thanks again for the insight. It sounds like this should work ! Regards.
Hi Froggy. Thanks for that info.... I will try my luck again. Regards.
Hi Again BrianK. It's legacy and Win 8.1 is o the laptop.
Hi All. I have a Dell Inspiron 1420 Laptop with a 250GB hard drive. I want to upgrade it to a 500GB drive and was hoping for it to be a simple...
It sure was a strange coincidence. Win10 has had may problems.....
Hi Brian K. Bummer ! :.( Thank goodness I was able to recover the PST file. I lost about a month of emails and calendar events, but it's not...
The news isn't good. I selected the "Recovery" Partition, then selected BCD Edit. With the "Menu" button selected, there is nothing at all in...
Sounds foreboding..... I hope there is something in the box.
I can't recall. I'll check in the morning. Sorry. :.(
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