J41SP, I recommend that you use Acronis True Image to clone your existing drive to the larger drive.  If either your old or new drive is a Western Digital drive, you can download Acronis True Image WD Edition here:  support.wdc.com/.../downloaddetail.asp Hope this info helps. Tony
I hope I am posting this issue in the right place. My problem is ignorance therefore maybe an explaination on what to expect will bail me out. I installed a new hard drive in my XPS 420 and want to copy  the operating system and the programs from old (C:) onto the new drive. I performed a "Create System Image" and a "System Backup" but the new drive (E:) will not run the computer. The files on the new drive are not the same as the files on (C:). I am guessing they actually would work if installed somehow. I don't know how to proceed. I have a Windows 7 x64 Upgrade disc but not a full Windows 7 disc. Presently the computer runs fine. I got this computer used and like it very much and would like to have the OS on a new bigger hard drive. Richard Dell XPS 420 Windows 7 64 bit (Upgrade over Vista)
System image results?