[pchelpers] Re: Better approach to OS transfer needed

cartridgeworlduh wrote:
> I have found Norton Ghost to be really reliable for transplanting Full OS,
> applications, and data to new drives. I use it for upgrading to larger discs
> and also for making clone copies for emergency drive replacement. This is
> really handy for critical operating machines (shop front and home office),
> as it allows me to swap a drive, load the most recent data backup (if on a
> single drive), and keep running with a downtime in terms of minutes. The
> limitation is you cannot use the clone drive in a different machine, it must
> go either into an identical machine or the original. That's fine assuming
> you are not "pirating".
> Cheers
> Andrew
> Cartridge World Upper Hutt
>   
That has some useful possibilities for single systems. It may also be 
tricky to use it to backup to other systems when the drive contents need 
cleaning or the partitions need re-sizing.

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