New install or clone to an SSD drive

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Hi, I am thinking about using a SSD 120gb for my OS and main program files but unsure as to the best way get these progrms onto it.
I have a system restore USB flash disk, so would that be the best way or, should I do a complete re-install?

Any suggestions
 
Samsung SSD drives come with a migration utility. You just connect the drive (can be via USB if needed) run the utility and it copies everything over and makes the SSD bootable. No need to reinstall or restore.

No idea if other makes have something similar.
 
When I got my Samsung it came with Norton Ghost which I couldn't get to work properly. (Maybe they've changed it now)
I've never been a huge fan of Nortons so maybe I'm biased.

However, I used this and it worked a charm.
 
john-oh said:
When I got my Samsung it came with Norton Ghost which I couldn't get to work properly. (Maybe they've changed it now) I've never been a huge fan of Nortons so maybe I'm biased. However, I used this and it worked a charm.
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Ghost won't let you clone a large drive into a small drive, you have to partition it first. Maybe it was that.

Personally I'd go clean install every time .
 
Clean installs are a pain especially when you can't get hold of the media. I bought a HP laptop then an SSD and to get the installation of Windows from the HD onto the SSD required me to shrink the partition and essentially "copy" it across to the SSD and then expand to fit the volume. I used GParted and it's worked a dream ever since, but HP wouldn't entertain sending me out a media disk.
 
I store all of my apps on my Microserver (ISO of physical media or download files) so no biggy for me. Longest part is doing updates (MS why you no do any more W7 service parks..)
 
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