Mirroring a Hardrive

Aulirophile · 08-10-2005, 09:05 AM

My girlfriend's idiot father corrupted her computer and scratched her restore disks. Yay. Another computer in the house that was bought at the same time and has the same OS and such. Want to pop out her HD, slave it, mirror the other computers drive. I used to have a program that did this fairly well but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Any suggestions for mirroring an entire drive, OS included, for something running winXP Home?

Vorph · 08-10-2005, 09:54 AM

Norton Ghost or PowerQuest Drive Image (which was bought by Symantec and became Ghost 9.0).

I don't like Drive Image, and will keep using Ghost 2003 for as long as it still works.

Ashes Emberblade · 08-10-2005, 09:54 AM

Norton Ghost, or a Knoppix cd.

Aulirophile · 08-10-2005, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashes Emberblade

Norton Ghost, or a Knoppix cd.

Knoppix has a drive imager? Or did you mean a knoppix CD might be the best solution for fixing her computer?

Thanks Vorph. Looks like good programs, those.

Ashes Emberblade · 08-10-2005, 10:25 AM

http://www.mckeay.net/secure/archives/000273.html

If you're unfamiliar with Linux, I wouldn't recommend this route.

Aulirophile · 08-10-2005, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashes Emberblade

http://www.mckeay.net/secure/archives/000273.html

If you're unfamiliar with Linux, I wouldn't recommend this route.

I'm familiar with Linux, girlfriend is more so though so she should be happy with that suggestion. Thanks Ashes.

Bralkan · 08-10-2005, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aulirophile

I'm familiar with Linux, girlfriend is more so though so she should be happy with that suggestion.

She's a robot, isn't she?

Ashes Emberblade · 08-10-2005, 11:15 PM

LOL, yeah really. A girlfriend who's familiar with Linux? That's a keeper right there.

Aulirophile · 08-11-2005, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Bralkan

She's a robot, isn't she?

She's one of those girls who never thought she was pretty and hung out with geeks actually.

I mostly used the computer for gaming and fixing stuff, for me, means my Mom broke something on her computer... or one of her friends did on theirs. Girlfriend actually likes computers, so she learned to code a bit, played with Linux, etc., and so forth. She's going to be a nurse, but she does great websites. Not a compatible skill-set for the most part but ahhh well. She hasn't had to fix people doing stupid shit to computers as much as I have, hence the asking me.

For the record, any girl who is half-Filipina is not ugly and I have no idea where she got that idea because I've seen pictures from like when she was seven to present and she goes from cute to... wow.

I agree Ashes and I'm keeping her.

Xarpolis · 08-11-2005, 07:43 AM

You can't say all of that without a picture to accompany it.

Aulirophile · 08-11-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Xarpolis

You can't say all of that without a picture to accompany it.

I'll ask her if she wants to, after warning her about the dangers of highlighters and pot pies of course. Up to her though, she might not want her pics on this of all websites.

Tea on tuesday · 08-11-2005, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Aulirophile

For the record, any girl who is half-Filipina is not ugly

Quoted for infallibility.

Frawdo · 08-12-2005, 01:35 AM

Half Filipina [sic] ? Well she's practically asian so that explains being good at computers. I bet she's good at math too.

08-10-2005, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aulirophile Ultima Ratio Regum Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California Posts: 1,600 -3 Internets	Mirroring a Hardrive My girlfriend's idiot father corrupted her computer and scratched her restore disks. Yay. Another computer in the house that was bought at the same time and has the same OS and such. Want to pop out her HD, slave it, mirror the other computers drive. I used to have a program that did this fairly well but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Any suggestions for mirroring an entire drive, OS included, for something running winXP Home? __________________ "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Xarpolis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 87 +0 Internets	You can't say all of that without a picture to accompany it. __________________ Szader - 60 Orc Warrior Xarp - 30 Undead Warlock

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Frawdo Death By Sexy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,684 +0 Internets	Half Filipina [sic] ? Well she's practically asian so that explains being good at computers. I bet she's good at math too. __________________ It's okay. She can jump really high

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08-10-2005, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,880	Norton Ghost or PowerQuest Drive Image (which was bought by Symantec and became Ghost 9.0). I don't like Drive Image, and will keep using Ghost 2003 for as long as it still works.

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Ashes Emberblade Better than You Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,503 -49 Internets	Norton Ghost, or a Knoppix cd.

08-10-2005, 10:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ashes Emberblade Better than You Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,503 -49 Internets	http://www.mckeay.net/secure/archives/000273.html If you're unfamiliar with Linux, I wouldn't recommend this route.

08-10-2005, 11:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ashes Emberblade Better than You Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NOLA Posts: 1,503 -49 Internets	LOL, yeah really. A girlfriend who's familiar with Linux? That's a keeper right there.