At this point, you can copy your data to the new drive in either of two ways:
Use Complete PC Backup and Restore. If you have the Business, Ultimate,
or Enterprise edition of Vista, you can use the backup software built in
to Windows to back up your entire hard disk onto the second partition
you just created, as described in ???Back Up Your Entire System,??? in
Chapter 6.
Then, power down your PC, remove your old drive, connect the new one
to your primary controller, and then boot your PC. Follow the instructions
in ???Recover Your System After a Crash,??? also in Chapter 6, to
restore your backup to the primary partition on the new drive.
When that??™s done, and you??™re able to boot Windows with the new
drive, use the Disk Management tool to delete the secondary partition
and extend the primary partition so that it consumes the whole drive, as
described in ???Work with Partitions,??? later in this chapter.
Figure 5-14. Use the Disk Management tool to prepare the new drive
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Use third-party disk imaging software. If you??™re using the Home Basic or
Home Premium edition and don??™t have access to Complete PC Backup
and Restore??”or if you just want to complete the whole process without
having to dig up your Windows installation disc??”you can use third-party
software instead. Try DriveImage XML (http://www.runtime.org) or
HDClone Free Edition (http://www.miray.de), both free, or use a commercial
product like Acronis True Image Home (http://www.
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