Can I do this to my harddrive

[Phase-Six]

So messing up my other harddrive I decide to buy a new one... and I have windows on this and everything and it runs fine. Now what I wanted to know is can I hook my other drive up (sata) and clear it out through this windows and use it as extra space? Music, movies, games, etc..

 

[Nukem]

sure... once windows see's and installs the proper drivers for it, then you can move anything you want on it... EXCEPT...

you won't be able to move the OS on to it... that will require a full reload of the OS onto the new drive...

 

[advancedgeek]

i thought you can move the os by using the migration tool or something.

 

[saltynay]

yes you can yo can only not use the OS if there has been a major hardware change e.g. a new mobo

 

[Nukem]

there is only one way that I know of... that is to clone the hard drive with all datat on it... I know that every time I have tried to copy or migrate hard drives, I have had certain dll files missing from the move... it's as if MS locked them for that reason. Not sure though, I just know that I have never been successful with it.