Vista - Re: upgrading to smaller solid state disk

Hi Chuckles,

a) No licensing problems, you will simply need to reactivate the
installation.

b) I'm not sure that this is a problem. The only issue I would foresee is if
the amount of physical data stored leaves insufficient free space on the new
drive. Imaging solutions generally only store actual data bits.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Chuckles" <chuckles@vader.phys.northwestern.edu> wrote in message
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>
> I am thinking about going to a solid state disk on my laptop. I probably
> won't do it until prices come down a bit, but meanwhile I am thinking
> about the process:
>
> (a) In the past I have done HD upgrades by running a full backup, then
> changing the HD, installing the OS, then restoring files and system
> state from the backup. Of course, my current OS is Win2K. What licensing
> problems will I have in Vista?
>
> (b) If instead I use Ghost or TrueImage, or a freeware imaging utility,
> isn't it a problem that the new HD is smaller than the old HD? Which
> software programs will handle that?
>
> Many thanks for your help,
>
>
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> Chuckles