norton ghost?
 

is there a simalar program that i can use to transfer my operating system to my other hd without having to reinstall.

Acronis TrueImage is pretty good!

:)

* I've used both, & in diff. varieties (e.g. -> Ghost 2003 DOS mode mostly vs, Ghost 8 onwards iirc, which is a bought out version from another vendor, DriveImage by PowerQuest iirc & PRIMARILY Windows GUI based in nature)...

* Both work well, but there's a decent alternate I've tried that's pretty good stuff!

APK

P.S.=> I've grown fonder of Acronis products this past year, having used them on the job mid last year, & will vouch for their effectiveness/quality by ALL means (they do the job & work in other words)... apk