[ltp] Using Linux to copy Windows to a new drive

[Helmut Hullen]

Hallo, Tony,

Du (tony) meintest am 23.06.08:

> I've used with consistent success partimage
> (http://partimage.org/Main_Page).


> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org on behalf of Adrian
> Bastholm Sent: Mon 6/23/2008 1:02 PM
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: Re: [ltp] Using Linux to copy Windows to a new drive

> dd would work fine, you just have to give the option of copying the
> boot sector in a separate file, THEN the rest.
> *dd if=<root partition> of=<boot pointer file> bs=512 count=1
> **dd if=/dev/hda of=/home/user/bootsect.win bs=512 count=
> *after this you can  even tar the contents of the windows partition
> and move it.


> /adrian

> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Dan <likuidkewl@gmail.com> wrote:

>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 12:02, Timothy Murphy <tim@gayleard.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have a dual boot system on my Thinkpad T43,
>>> with Windows XP on /dev/sda1 .
>>> I'm just acquired a 250GB WD disk,
>>> and I am wondering if there is any Linux tool I can use
>>> to copy my Windows XP over to the new drive
>>> (which I can mount in the ultrabay)?
>>>
>>> I once used dd to copy a Windows distribution,
>>> and it didn't work properly.
>>> Is there anything better for this nowadays?
>>>
>>> Nb I don't use Windows much, but would like to keep it if possible.
>>> --
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>>
>>
>> Checkout Clonezilla, this will suit your needs I believe.
>> http://www.clonezilla.org/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dan Maranville


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Viele Gruesse!
Helmut