| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 116880 | 2011-03-24 06:57:00 | Backup Restored To A Diffrent Computer? | Shortstop (632) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1189003 | 2011-03-24 06:57:00 | I regularly use Windows Backup for data and system image to an external hard drive which I store off site. If The Big One comes (I live in Wellington) and my desktop (running Windows Home Premium) is 'munted' will this Backup restore to my netbook (running Windows Starter) or in fact any other computer running Windows 7? | Shortstop (632) | ||
| 1189004 | 2011-03-24 07:04:00 | Probably not unless the new computer has the same hardware as the original which is very unlikely. The data will be OK but the system image will be the problem. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1189005 | 2011-03-24 07:12:00 | So at least the data backup should be OK no matter what computer? | Shortstop (632) | ||
| 1189006 | 2011-03-24 07:23:00 | So at least the data backup should be OK no matter what computer? Yep. So long as you use the same O/S on the new PC so you can restore the data. You will also have to reload the drivers and all programs. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1189007 | 2011-03-24 08:20:00 | Data yes. Image no. Munted?? If your hard drive does and you replace the drive, then yes you can reimage. The image is a "photocopy", of the current PCs install. The current PCS O/S, drivers, apps etc. The drivers is what upsets imaging onto a different PC. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1189008 | 2011-03-24 21:16:00 | Actually it may work, I recently installed a hard drive in my new pc that still had my old windows 7 install on it. I had intended to reformat and do a clean install but the BIOS wasn't set to boot from CD and it booted straight into windows, detected some new hardware and requested a reboot. Worked fine and the hardware is very different. (old is X58 i7 920, new is P67 i5 2500) It did tell me windows needed to be re-activated but this didn't trigger for several hours, and I just went to the computer properties screen, changed to my new win 7 key and activated. Seems maybe microsoft have finally made this possible although it may not be the best way to get windows on a new pc |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1189009 | 2011-03-24 23:53:00 | it booted straight into windows, detected some new hardware and requested a reboot. Worked fine I have had success doing it, but usually when the boards been the same brand. ASUS to ASUS for instance. Not the same chipset necessarily. Worth a try sometimes. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1189010 | 2011-03-25 02:40:00 | has worked for me going between very different hardware with Windows 7. As mentioned before Windows picks up the new drivers and installs some stuff, reboots and then your on your way. Did have to reactivate windows though which worked fine. I guess if your hardware was different enough you might have problems though. You could always try it I guess, backup your network first and try restore the pc image onto it and see what happens. Hopefully you can just reimage it back to normal when your done. | Barnabas (4562) | ||
| 1189011 | 2011-03-25 09:27:00 | By using 'Acronis Universal restore' I transferred Windows 7 Pro from a Dell Vostro laptop to an Asus desk top. I had to activate it but this was not a problem. The Acronis Universal Restore examines the target computer and removes any drivers from the image which are liable to crash it. The image is then installed and suitable drivers found. In this case the only driver I had to find manually was the display driver. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1 | |||||