Replacing the C: drive WITHOUT reinstalling windows?
The hard disk that came with my computer is slow, and I would like to replace it. I had installed Windows 7 and many, MANY programs on this drive. I would replace this hard drive with a drive hard new, faster; However, I don't want to start from scratch and reinstall everything.
Is there a way I can mirror the old harrddrive with a hard drive again and then make the new hard drive my C: drive? Do I need to use a RAID? Do I need to use a utility program to copy the C: partition? Should the new hard drive be the same size as my old hard drive? What I should use as Nortan Ghost imaging software or can I use a built in backup utility Windows 7 Ultimate? What are the specific steps that I need to replace my old hard drive?
I would appreciate anyone who can help to point me in the right direction.
Thank you!
How to create a System Image backup in Windows 7
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