[dba-Tech] Really and for true, how can I...

look at "Acronis true image echo workstation". it might do the job, but I 
have not tested it.
from their site:
"
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network or a local computer, Acronis® True Image EchoT Workstation gives you 
many options, including the ability to backup an entire system or individual 
files or folders; perform a disaster recovery backup or restore files, 
folders, or an entire disk from an image; manage backup/restore tasks 
remotely; restore the system to dissimilar hardware; and much more. Download 
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"
and if you try it, let me know how it works

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Erbach" <erbachs at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:16 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Really and for true, how can I...


> ...take a perfectly good, bootable IDE hard disk from one PC that's
> seen better days and mount it in a new PC with a new hard disk, and
> make the old drive boot the new PC?  I mean, really.  Are we forever
> doomed to having to re-install every bleeping bit of software on a new
> PC?
>
> I ask because it can become very problematical to re-install some
> software if there never was a CD for it.  Besides the fact that it
> could take hours and hours to go through the routine and download all
> the farging upgrades to get everything on the new system to the point
> that it's as usable as the old PC.
>
> Any way at all?  I've seen our network admin do very interesting
> things with external SATA drives to switch which drive is the bootable
> one after making a clone copy with Future Systems' Casper.  But what
> about plain Jane IDE drives?
>
> Anybody?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Erbach
> Neenah, WI
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