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Quick Question

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:39 pm
by goudeuk
Hello

Thinking to purchase the windows image software but I was wondering the following: :?:

Does the image for windows software can deal with the drivers issue on a different hardware?
Assuming I have an image of a windows desktop that controls an instrument. The PC dies and needs to be replaced.
Can the software restore the image on a different PC that requires different drivers and has different size hard disk?

Thank you

Re: Quick Question

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:59 pm
by Brian K
goudeuk,

See http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/howto/index.htm

There is a section called "Restoring to Dissimilar Hardware".

Re: Quick Question

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:57 pm
by mjnelson99
You ARE going to have validation issues with MS as well when you install
it to new hardware unless you have a retail version of Windows.

Even updating the firmware on my DVD drive set it off.
Mary

On 4/25/2016 8:39 AM, goudeuk wrote:
> Hello
>
> Thinking to purchase the windows image software but I was wondering the following:
>
> ![:?:]({SMILIES_PATH}/icon_question.gif)
>
> Does the image for windows software can deal with the drivers issue on a different hardware?
> Assuming I have an image of a windows desktop that controls an instrument. The PC dies and needs to be replaced.
> Can the software restore the image on a different PC that requires different drivers and has different size hard disk?
>
> Thank you
>
>

Re: Quick Question

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:53 pm
by goudeuk
Have you ever successfully tested restoring a whole windows 7 disk on different hardware by any chance?
The examples on the "how-to" page is for windows XP.

Also, I am using a windows volume license. Would that cause any validation issues as well, as Mary mentioned?
Thank you

Re: Quick Question

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:20 am
by Brian K
goudeuk wrote:
> Have you ever successfully tested restoring a whole windows 7 disk on
> different hardware by any chance?

Yes. Win7, 8 and 10.

See page 32 in the TBOSDT user manual. Using OSDTool.

Re: Quick Question

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:47 pm
by goudeuk
thanks Brian