Hi All!
New guy here, and so happy I found the site, the software, and the forum. I've learned a lot from the links in the sticky, and I'm feeling a lot better about what I'm going to try!
I'm dual-booting Windows XP Pro (disk 0, partition 1) and Windows 7 (disk 2, partition 3) , and periodically creating disk images of each (using Acronis True Image) and storing them on disk 3, partition 1. The idea is to gradually build up the Win7 install with software, settings, tweaks, etc, to make it my primary OS, then relegate WinXP to backup status, then eventual retirement.
In a couple of weeks, then, I'll want to transfer the Win7 install to the current XP partition (0,1) (since it's the fastest partition on the fastest drive), then re-image the XP install to the former Win7 partition (2,3).
After reading the excellent links in the mod's sigs and the stickies, I've been a little nervous about whether this would work, but after taking a peek at the beta EasyBCD, I'm a little more confident that it can be done - maybe not pretty, but doable! :joy:
What's caused me concern is that once format (0,1) to prepare for the Win7 image, I'll be without proper boot info... but I'm encouraged to see the beta... Wish the Help files were available - apparently there's a server problem?
Anyway - could some kind soul hopefully tell me I'm not off on some fool's errand and setting myself up for disaster?
Many thanks!
Terry R
New guy here, and so happy I found the site, the software, and the forum. I've learned a lot from the links in the sticky, and I'm feeling a lot better about what I'm going to try!
I'm dual-booting Windows XP Pro (disk 0, partition 1) and Windows 7 (disk 2, partition 3) , and periodically creating disk images of each (using Acronis True Image) and storing them on disk 3, partition 1. The idea is to gradually build up the Win7 install with software, settings, tweaks, etc, to make it my primary OS, then relegate WinXP to backup status, then eventual retirement.
In a couple of weeks, then, I'll want to transfer the Win7 install to the current XP partition (0,1) (since it's the fastest partition on the fastest drive), then re-image the XP install to the former Win7 partition (2,3).
After reading the excellent links in the mod's sigs and the stickies, I've been a little nervous about whether this would work, but after taking a peek at the beta EasyBCD, I'm a little more confident that it can be done - maybe not pretty, but doable! :joy:
What's caused me concern is that once format (0,1) to prepare for the Win7 image, I'll be without proper boot info... but I'm encouraged to see the beta... Wish the Help files were available - apparently there's a server problem?
Anyway - could some kind soul hopefully tell me I'm not off on some fool's errand and setting myself up for disaster?
Many thanks!
Terry R