[pchelpers] Re: Copying FAT to FAT32


The cluster size may not be the best, if you convert in that manner.

On the other hand, if you need it near-identical, I guess you don't have
much choice.

What are you doing that you need it to be an exact sector-for-sector
image?  It unusual to find software nowadays that requires an exact
layout.

--Scott.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cyril H Halbach
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 7:44 pm

>         Yes, that was the point I was looking for a bootable image. 
> Turns out that I was able to use Partition Magic under the 
> advanced selection to change the fat after Drive Image copied it. 

> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:30:22 -0700 "Tim H." 
> <tekphobia@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cyril H Halbach" <cyrilh@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > > 1. I am trying to install a larger hard drive in a system, The old
> > C:
> > > drive is 500 Megs formatted FAT.  Does anyone have an easy way of
> > copying
> > > the entire system to the new drive formatted FAT32?  Drive Image
> > copies
> > > track by track and restricts the size of the logical C: drive to
> > 509mhz

> > You shouldn't have any problems just drag 'n' droppin' the files to
> > the new
> > drive. Or, you can use xcopy32 to copy them. There's no special 
> > procedure.
> > UNLESS, you're wanting to mirror the drive to the new one 
> so you can 
> > use
> > that one as the boot disk. I don't see why Norton Ghost wouldn't 
> > work. You
> > could also try Powerquest Drive Image. And, last but certainly not 
> > least,
> > search GoogleR!

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