Ummmmmmmm why not just add the 80 Gig....and don't mess with the 8 gig? I'm no hardware expert, but I don't think there's a limit to the number of HDs. I think I have two scsi 10,000 rpms and two more IDE's on one of my old computers. Regards from the "Keyboard Cowboy", Master NetLord ,,,,, Ô¿Ô¬ Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona «::::»¤«::::»¤¤«::::»¤«::::» Monday 7/1/2002 12:16:43 PM On Fri, 31 May 2002 16:45:59 +0100, andy wrote: > >Well, something I've never had need to do before, but I'm sure there >are plenty of folks out there have ;-) > >Currently I have two hard drives in my PC- an 8gb one with my o/s >and most of my apps on (Which is rapidly filling) and a 20gb one >with three separate partitions, each one for something different. > >As I'm doing more and more video editing asnd music editing, I find >I quickly run out of space (With 28gb..who'd have ever thought it, >eh??). So, on Saturday I bought myself an 80gb monster to replace >the 8gb one. >What I need to do know is transfer the o/s and all the apps across >to the new drive..so the question is, > >what is the best, most hassle free. way of doing this? > >I don't really want to start with a clean install of Windows because >I have so much already loaded, it would take me a week to get it >back to how I want it > >Cheers > >Andy > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/