Took the day off for the delivery of my new Raptor 150GB and Vista Ultimate (OEM) - delivered by midday, sat down for the long haul of installation and cofiguration - BUT - drive is DOA.
So, I've a shiney new copy of Vista itching to be installed but only my 2 trusty (?) Maxtor 250GB drives to hand until the Raptor is RMA'd.
The question is can/should I install Vista onto one of these drives - get it configured etc. then once the new drive is replaced make a backup image of the existing installation and restore it to the new drive by booting from the DVD?
Possible?
So, I've a shiney new copy of Vista itching to be installed but only my 2 trusty (?) Maxtor 250GB drives to hand until the Raptor is RMA'd.
The question is can/should I install Vista onto one of these drives - get it configured etc. then once the new drive is replaced make a backup image of the existing installation and restore it to the new drive by booting from the DVD?
Possible?