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Transferring *everything* from old laptop to new one?
Hi, guys. I currently have a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop, and I might be getting a new one (Dell XPS 14, hopefully) with a larger, 500 GB HDD and better much specs.
Now, I know I could use Acronis TrueImage or something to essentially have everything from the old laptop on the new one, but the whole procedure with that program is really complicated I don't really want to have to go through it because I'm scared I'd mess it up. And I *think* I could do it all by using Windows itself. I've been thinking a lot about this and I think it would be better if Windows handles it.
So, I have two partitions, C: and D: - where C: contains Windows + installed programs, etc. and D: only has movies/video files and nothing else. C: has about 46 Gb free and the "used" amount is 30 GB, so there's enough space in there to store a Windows System Image for everything existing on the C: drive.
Sooo... if I just "temporarily" install Windows on the new laptop, hook it up to the old one using Windows Easy Transfer cable, restore the System Image for C: on the new HDD (which would replace the temp W7 on the new lappy), then create a D: partition using Easus Partition Wizard on the new lappy, and then use Windows Easy Transfer to copy everything from my old D: drive to the new D: drive.... that should do everything, right? Of course, I'll have to get a Windows Easy Transfer cable for all this.. but still.
I know... it's not much of a "problem".. more like general advice, haha. I'm just worried about having to go through all this when I get the laptop... Lol, there are just too many programs that I'd have to re-install if I do a fresh W7 install. I think I can fix any potential driver issues for the new hardware by myself.
Last edited by CyberLogic; 14 Jun 2012 at 14:15. Reason: Few typos, re-phrasing a few lines.