[preyveng]

Hello all;


I am sorry if this is a stupid question, but I am new to this as you can tell. I have done alot of hard drive clone on the pc but I have never done one with the replaytv. I have read the faq several time and it seems that ghost hard drive image may work this is why I am asking. Please let me know if this could be done...


thanks


Todd...

 

[Mikeyboy]

tried ghost didn't work. Drive would not boot the replay. Have to use the hacking sight software. The win2k version is super easy but need a win2k operating system on your computer to use it. http://rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/index.html

 

[preyveng]

Thank Mikeyboy... I will try the software that you have given me the link....

 

[asinshesq]

Mikeyboy is correct; ghost does not work. Several people have posted explanations as to why that is so (I think it may be that the replay drive is not in FAT format, but I could be mistaken; if you are interested, just run a search in this forum for 'ghost').

 

[fubie]

Just wondering, Will the Win2k patch work in WinXP?

 

[BaysideBas]

It should work ok. Win XP is only like a .1 version upgrade from Win 2K.

 

[toots]

The reason why the patch utility works on W2K and not 95/98/Me:


NT Derivatives (as are W2K and XP) allow you to do raw logical block I/O to a drive, bypassing any file system, by simply opening a magical device name. Something like \\\\.\\PhysicalDrive.0 .


Open a file handle to that for I/O, make sure you're always reading/writing 512 byte buffers, and away you go. Seek and read/write.


Therefore, implementing the patch utility under NT was totally easy.


By contrast, the lesser windows (95/98/Me) don't allow you do do raw I/O that way. As a matter of fact, I have no idea how you'd do it. Therefore, lacking anyone with a clue, the port to those operating systems didn't happen.


So, there should not be any immediately compelling reason why it wouldn't work on XP, because as previously noted, XP is just a 1+ NT release. There could, however, be some niggly little detaily thing that changes in XP that would break it. That remains to be seen.

 

[Creech]

Even if it doesn't work in XP you could use the Linux boot disk and run the patch that way.

 

[fubie]

I was just wondering if it would work in XP, I highly expect it to, Altho it is a Micro$oft product.


I have an XP box, as well as, WinME & Linux boxes. So doing the upgrade should be easy, once I finally do it....!

 

[mooseman]

I am run Windows 2000. The RTVPatch app is a breeze to use and works like a champ.

 

[l8er]

Quote:

Originally posted by fubie I was just wondering if it would work in XP,

No problem running it under XP. Works fine.


-Gary

 

[Roger F]

my opinion is micro$oft has been taken over by our natural terrorists - the lawyers

 

[jrf2027]

Will the Win2K patch work in XP Home Edition, or just XP Pro? (Haven't had to clone a drive in the last three days...)