Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
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SuffolkPunch
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Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
I have a windows 7 pc whose drive is starting to fail. Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
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mjnelson99
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Re: Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
Unless you have the retail version of Win 7, you may not be able to
validate on a different computer.
Mary
On 6/19/2015 2:33 PM, SuffolkPunch wrote:
> I have a windows 7 pc whose drive is starting to fail.
Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7)
to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware
(motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>
>
validate on a different computer.
Mary
On 6/19/2015 2:33 PM, SuffolkPunch wrote:
> I have a windows 7 pc whose drive is starting to fail.
Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7)
to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware
(motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>
>
Re: Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:33:38 PDT, just as I was about to take a herb,
SuffolkPunch disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>
You could find this successful. Ignore the resorting aspect of your
question as it is not relevant to my story. This will only work with a
retail issue if Windows and not an OEM version.
I upgraded my PC some years back and Win 7 worked with the new
hardware without any problems. Then the new hardware had problems and
I had to put the old hardware back in;once again, no probs with
windows 7.
This happened a few more times with different hardware. On a few
occasions, I had to validate the copy of windows. This was painless
and done via a free phone number without talking to a human being -
just had to key in numbers.
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Cheers,
DrT
** You've never known happiness until you're married;
** but by then it is too late.
SuffolkPunch disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>
You could find this successful. Ignore the resorting aspect of your
question as it is not relevant to my story. This will only work with a
retail issue if Windows and not an OEM version.
I upgraded my PC some years back and Win 7 worked with the new
hardware without any problems. Then the new hardware had problems and
I had to put the old hardware back in;once again, no probs with
windows 7.
This happened a few more times with different hardware. On a few
occasions, I had to validate the copy of windows. This was painless
and done via a free phone number without talking to a human being -
just had to key in numbers.
--
Cheers,
DrT
** You've never known happiness until you're married;
** but by then it is too late.
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mjnelson99
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Re: Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
Acer had to replace my motherboard with the same type. I had to
re-validate and it went through automatically with no issues.
Mary
On 6/19/2015 6:05 PM, DrTeeth wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:33:38 PDT, just as I was about to take a herb,
> SuffolkPunch disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>
>> Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>>
> You could find this successful. Ignore the resorting aspect of your
> question as it is not relevant to my story. This will only work with a
> retail issue if Windows and not an OEM version.
>
> I upgraded my PC some years back and Win 7 worked with the new
> hardware without any problems. Then the new hardware had problems and
> I had to put the old hardware back in;once again, no probs with
> windows 7.
>
> This happened a few more times with different hardware. On a few
> occasions, I had to validate the copy of windows. This was painless
> and done via a free phone number without talking to a human being -
> just had to key in numbers.
>
re-validate and it went through automatically with no issues.
Mary
On 6/19/2015 6:05 PM, DrTeeth wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:33:38 PDT, just as I was about to take a herb,
> SuffolkPunch disturbed my reverie and wrote:
>
>> Can I restore an image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc, which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
>>
> You could find this successful. Ignore the resorting aspect of your
> question as it is not relevant to my story. This will only work with a
> retail issue if Windows and not an OEM version.
>
> I upgraded my PC some years back and Win 7 worked with the new
> hardware without any problems. Then the new hardware had problems and
> I had to put the old hardware back in;once again, no probs with
> windows 7.
>
> This happened a few more times with different hardware. On a few
> occasions, I had to validate the copy of windows. This was painless
> and done via a free phone number without talking to a human being -
> just had to key in numbers.
>
Re: Restore win 7 image to a completely different pc?
SuffolkPunch wrote:
> I have a windows 7 pc whose drive is starting to fail. Can I restore an
> image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc,
> which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
Why would you replace a computer just because the hard drive is failing? There must be more to your situation than than you have stated. Any new computer should come with an OS, so I'm not sure why you would want to use an image from an old computer. If you're just trying to retrieve files, that's a pretty simple procedure, although it can be time consuming if you've got lots of files. I guess I'm a bit confused about just what your issue is, and what you're trying to accomplish.
> I have a windows 7 pc whose drive is starting to fail. Can I restore an
> image of its C: partition (which has win 7) to a new (replacement) pc,
> which has different hardware (motherboard, cpu type etc)?
Why would you replace a computer just because the hard drive is failing? There must be more to your situation than than you have stated. Any new computer should come with an OS, so I'm not sure why you would want to use an image from an old computer. If you're just trying to retrieve files, that's a pretty simple procedure, although it can be time consuming if you've got lots of files. I guess I'm a bit confused about just what your issue is, and what you're trying to accomplish.