Easiest way to clone one disk to another

I want to replace my 200GB disk for a 500GB disk.

In my 200GB disk I have the Rescue & Recovery partition installed, as well as Windows Vista, drivers and all my files.
Is there a way to clone the partition, the Vista installation and the files to the new 500GB disk?

Basically, I would want to clone the 200GB disk so that, when I replaced it for the 500GB disk (after cloning it), I wouldn't notice any difference (except for having more space).

Also, would I have to correct my MBR?

Edit: I'm talking about a T61p (although the model of the Thinkpad probably isn't important).

 

Acronis True Image is best for this job =)

 

Free trial of Acronis & an external drive enclosure would be one cheap and easy way to do it. You have an actual HDD clone function made for exactly what your going to do, and after you put the old hdd in the enclosure so you can use it for storage, so your not wasting money on the enclosure at all.

 

Linux: 'dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb'

 

Google Translation: Use Acronis

 

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Acronis seems the way..

 

if you don't want to buy acronis, there is a free and open source alternative called "Clonezilla". however, it might be a bit harder to navigate for new users. if you are even a little computer savvy however, or you have used linux before, you will probably be able to figure it out. i'm not sure about acronis, but clonezilla should work if you're moving from a smaller hard drive to a bigger one (the reverse doesn't work however).

 

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or if either disc is a Seagate you can get their DiskWizard software, which is a slightly pared down version of Acronis TI, for free.

 

Yeah I used it but found it only lets you do standard backup/restore.

I think the clone/upgrade option is gone, and it wont let you do incremental backups and stuff.