Operating system clone

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I have Acronis True Image 9.0 on my Dell 4550. I also have
an old Dell 4100. I ordered a new hard drive for the 4100 and
was going to install it in the second bay and then clone it.
Due to not having some of the necessary components, I am not
going to be able to do that unless I put in some work on the
4100. I thought that I might just put the new hard drive in the
4550 and clone it. There is just one problem. The new hard drive
is only 80g and I have over 100g on the 4550. Is there a way
to just clone the operating system on the new drive?
I was looking at Acronis and I didn't seem to find a way. It
could be that I don't kno what I am looking for to start with.
Thanks,
Bill

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 03:33
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Bill,

There is no way to just clone the OS. You would need to actually remove the excess files from the drive to get the size down. Be aware than cloning a drive on a computer other than the target computer may not be successful when it comes to booting. For example, cloning Computer B's drive on Computer A may not allow Computer B to boot properly from the drive.

Thu, 11/11/2010 - 07:42