Best way to clone a standard (mechanical) drive to an SSD


  1. Mr Davo
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    Windows 7 (XP, by Virtualization)
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    Best way to clone a standard (mechanical) drive to an SSD


    Hi Everyone,

    I am running a Windows 7 desktop computer and I would like to replace the standard (mechanical) hard drive with a Solid State Drive. I am not interested in reinstalling Windows, Drivers, Software & data - instead I want to "clone" my existing drive.

    I do have a little experience in this area when using standard drives. Previously I have used the xxclone program, however it can't copy certain low level hard drive identifiers and I have experienced problems with Windows Updates after swapping drives (usually these come in the form of an update asking for a non-existent "Microsoft Installer" (.msi) file).

    I have heard that a Norton Ghost disk can be used to clone hard drives. If so are there any known issues, such as problems with Windows Updates, that are known to be a challenge?

    Any advice on best practises and / or techniques for drive cloning (particularly when going from mechanical to Solid State) will be greatly appreciated.

    Kind Regards,

    Davo
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  3. mjf
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    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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    This does it
    SSD - Install and Transfer the Operating System
    Note the Paragon migration tool for $20 if you want things very simple.
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