I am working on starting my new PC upgrade project (K-cubed). I am upgrading to AMD from an Intel P4, and I am also going to go from Windows XP pro to the 64bit version of pro. I would like to use 2 hard drives in my new PC set up. I have 1 250 gig SATA hard drive, and 1 320gig SATA hard drive. The 250gig is the one I am using now with the 32bit xp pro. I would like to clone my 250gig hard drive on to the 320gig, and then reformat and install the 64bit xp pro on the 320gig hard drive. I want to do this so I have the choice to choose between 32 and 64 bit windows. So my question is how do I clone my 250gig SATA 150 hard drive to my new 320gig SATA 150? Do I need any special software? Thanks for your help in advance.

Not sure about the cloning but I'm pretty sure you'll have problems if you try and use your current hard drive in effectively a new machine. Windows doesn't like core changes like that and I would suggest you will end up doing a re-install, driver incompatability etc and by the time you go through sorting them all out it will be better to do a fresh install (if it even loads). IMHO its always good to do a re-install every now and then anyway.

I would copy the files you want from your current install to the 320gig drive, then install XP64 on the 250 in your new rig and transfer the files back. You can then install a fresh version of XP pro (32bit) on the 320 and away you go, nice clean install's of windows.

Question: Why do you want to do this? I thought XP64 had backward compatability with 32bit applications etc (not sure though)?

Good luck

Norton Ghost will prolly be the best solution for you. As human traffic stated. If you are moving a OS installed hdd into a new machine. Windows will not like the change. The probem is that the registry has specific entries for that chipset. And when you move to a different one, it tends to throw a major hissy fit.

A few weeks ago I saw this thread posted by Twizted

I had seen a post a lil while back with someone that was wanting to move there HDD with XP installed from one PC to there new Rig. As Windows XP will not boot if you make a drastic hardware change you have to use the following method to move the HDD to its new home. I knew how to do this but I wanted to make absolutly sure so I contacted a good friend of mine who is the owner of a rather big Computer Repair Shop who confirmed this method to be a good way to make a HDD move with WinXp installed. I am posting this as advice to anyone needing to make such a move. This is simply one method of doing this and may not even be the best but it works and does not seem to have any adverse affects on the
performance of the Operating System.

To perform this method you WILL have to edit your registry if you do not feel comfortable in the Registry of your PC stop here.

This is a simple regedit to perform simply open regedit by clicking on Start > Run > type REGEDIT click ok
In regedit find this key :

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > ENUM

You simply Delete the entire ENUM key close regedit and shutdown your PC right there and move it to you new Rig. Boot the system. When Windows begins to load it will start detecting your new hardware and build your new hardware profiles ( this may take more than one restart of the OS)

The reason why I am keeping both versions is in some cases some games/programs won't work with 32bit xp. Also what version of Norton Ghost would be best?

Would Norton ghost 2003 be able to clone SATA 150 hard drives?

any1 plz awnser my question.

bump!!!!!!!! I need to know if norton ghost 2003 is able to clone sata 150 hard drives.