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Can I restore my backup'd pc to a new pc? I have the backup file on an external hard drive.
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 03:20 AM
QUOTE (bobspeck @ Jun 3 2007, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can I restore my backup'd pc to a new pc? I have the backup file on an external hard drive.
Bob Speck
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It will depend. What did you backup with? What OS is on the new system?
If you used BUMP and have Win XP, you should be able to as long as Windows and BUMP are installed first. Be aware, that you will probably have to reactivate windows after the install as it will look like a different system to the old windows.
Myself, I would probably just reinstall everything and clean out some of the junk that has accumulted from installs/uninstalls. Then just restore those data files I need.
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 04:01 AM
As marlinsinger says, you should do a fresh install of everything.
The problem with using backup, ghost, etc on a new machine is that all the drivers and their corresponding registry entries will be completely wrong and, even if you are lucky enough to get it to boot (which is, at best a 10% chance) you will have to install all the new drivers anyway. In my experience you are far more likely to get a BSOD by doing a backup restore on a different motherboard.
It's fine if you are using a few machines that are identical but not if they aren't
The problem with using backup, ghost, etc on a new machine is that all the drivers and their corresponding registry entries will be completely wrong and, even if you are lucky enough to get it to boot (which is, at best a 10% chance) you will have to install all the new drivers anyway. In my experience you are far more likely to get a BSOD by doing a backup restore on a different motherboard.
It's fine if you are using a few machines that are identical but not if they aren't
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 10:44 PM
What do you mean by reactivate Windows? What is meant by BSOD? What do you mean by doing a backup restore on a different motherboard? If I'm restoring to a new PC, wouldn't I be restoring to a different motherboard?
I backed up with Backup MYPC, version 6.
The two machines are very similar. The are both IBM Thinkpad laptops with XP. They both have logical partitions C to L made by Partition Magic. I would be restoring to the same partitions. I organize my applications by logical drive. I have 114 programs installed on the old laptop so you can see why I would like to avoid having to reinstall all of them. I'm sure reinstalling files is not a problem. The problem, if there is one, is will the programs run OK.
Why would I have to reinstall the drivers, and why would the registry entries for the drivers be wrong?
Bob Speck
I backed up with Backup MYPC, version 6.
The two machines are very similar. The are both IBM Thinkpad laptops with XP. They both have logical partitions C to L made by Partition Magic. I would be restoring to the same partitions. I organize my applications by logical drive. I have 114 programs installed on the old laptop so you can see why I would like to avoid having to reinstall all of them. I'm sure reinstalling files is not a problem. The problem, if there is one, is will the programs run OK.
Why would I have to reinstall the drivers, and why would the registry entries for the drivers be wrong?
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 01:16 AM
BSOD = Blue Screen Of Death (what you see when Windows decides to crash)
XP alwaye required online or phone activation on installation and also when there were major changes to the hardware.
'Similar' doesn't mean anything really - unless they are IDENTICAL, your system is almost certain to fail because of fundamental differences in the chipset. Every chipset has specific drivers, usually optimised for a particular motherboard and these aren't interchangable and a straight transfer from one board to another is almost certain to fail.
XP alwaye required online or phone activation on installation and also when there were major changes to the hardware.
'Similar' doesn't mean anything really - unless they are IDENTICAL, your system is almost certain to fail because of fundamental differences in the chipset. Every chipset has specific drivers, usually optimised for a particular motherboard and these aren't interchangable and a straight transfer from one board to another is almost certain to fail.
If it ain't broke, fiddle with it until it breaks, then fiddle with it until you get it fixed
"Rincewind could scream for mercy in nineteen languages and just scream in another forty-four "
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee; that will do them in."
“Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns.” — Mitch Ratcliffe
Daithi
Home Brew computer
Intel I7 950 on Gigabyte X58A UD3R mobo
12 GB Three Channel DDRAM
Radeon HD4850 512 MB GDR3 graphics
Signalink USB Audio Codec for ham radio connection
1 x 160 GB, 1 x 330 GB, 1 x 400 GB IDE drives
4 x 250 GB SATA 2
LG HL-DT-ST GGW-H20L BD-RE drive
22" Acer P223W monitor
EMC 7.5 on Windows XP 32 SP3
EMC10 on Windows XP64 SP2
Creator 2011 on Windows 7 Ultimate
ECD6 on Gentoo Linux (running under VMWare)
"Rincewind could scream for mercy in nineteen languages and just scream in another forty-four "
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee; that will do them in."
“Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns.” — Mitch Ratcliffe
Daithi
Home Brew computer
Intel I7 950 on Gigabyte X58A UD3R mobo
12 GB Three Channel DDRAM
Radeon HD4850 512 MB GDR3 graphics
Signalink USB Audio Codec for ham radio connection
1 x 160 GB, 1 x 330 GB, 1 x 400 GB IDE drives
4 x 250 GB SATA 2
LG HL-DT-ST GGW-H20L BD-RE drive
22" Acer P223W monitor
EMC 7.5 on Windows XP 32 SP3
EMC10 on Windows XP64 SP2
Creator 2011 on Windows 7 Ultimate
ECD6 on Gentoo Linux (running under VMWare)
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Posted 07 June 2007 - 01:45 PM
I have found a program that will allow me to transfer the contents of my old pc including programs to my new pc: Acronis True Image 9.1 Workstation. I have not tried it yet, but the sales rep in a live chat assured me this program would allow me to transfer the contents of my old pc to my new pc.
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Posted 07 June 2007 - 04:19 PM
True Image will work well.Not sure you need the Workstation version but it will work.It will also create an image just like you were trying to do.Any time you restore using an image you are wiping out your existing installation and replacing it with the installation on the image.This puts the Windows installation from your old machine on your new one.
What the others were saying is that if you use an image on a different machine then the hardware is different and when Windows tries to start it may not be happy.This is very common like they said
What the others were saying is that if you use an image on a different machine then the hardware is different and when Windows tries to start it may not be happy.This is very common like they said
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I'd gladly do it because....."
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(2) Lite-On iHAS224-06 SATA DVD drives
Rosewill Destroyer case
Dell DX-20A6Q QFlix DVD burner
Cambridge Soundworks THX 5.1 speaker system
I-inc iH-252HPB 25" widescreen monitor connected via HDMI
Dell 1100 Laser printer
Roxio USB Capture Device
Windows 7 OS
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