Can i BackUp win from computer and Restore it to another

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  1. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #11

    ahmed3fouad said:
    but are you sure if i backup my windows7 of Old Lap and Restore it to new lap , it does work if i follow instructions or these instruction work with changing Hard only
    If you have an OEM license, you can't restore from old laptop to new laptop. You will have activation problems.

    If you have a retail license, you will be able to activate, but you may have other issues that are usually solvable.
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  2. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #12

    Hi there
    The Better backup products such as Acronis usually have a Universal Restore feature which allows you to take an image from one computer and restore it to another with different hardware (don't forget the small boot / system partition if it exixts and set it as the ACTIVE partition on restore).

    You can also tell the restore to include any drivers it finds from user specified directories so if the new computer has a different MOBO with some of its own drivers just include that directory when doing the universal restore.

    You'll probably have to run a Windows update in any case after restoring but it ususally always works.

    On the very RARE times I've had a BSOD on boot simply do a "Windows repair" -- make sure also that the AHCI parameter in the BIOS is the same as the old machine too and other BIOS settings are OK.

    You'll have to re-activate the new machine (not always !!! I've had a few cases where the machine didn't request re-activation and it was a totally new Mobo). MS won't have any problems when activating by phone.

    Generally it's better to re-install W7 from start but this method saves you having to re-install all your applicatiuons etc again.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  3. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64,
    Thread Starter
       #13

    i faced problem in Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

    After run System Preparation Tool in windows 7 . it didn't complete
    Error : A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

    What do i do ?
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  4. Posts : 335
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit SP1
       #14

    ahmed3fouad said:
    i faced problem in Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

    After run System Preparation Tool in windows 7 . it didn't complete
    Error : A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

    What do i do ?
    Make sure you turn off Windows media network sharing service in the services. To get to the service, type in services.msc in the run box (windows key + R on keyboard)

    Turn that off and try to sysprep again.
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  5. Posts : 14
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64,
    Thread Starter
       #15

    event3horizon said:
    ahmed3fouad said:
    i faced problem in Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

    After run System Preparation Tool in windows 7 . it didn't complete
    Error : A fatal error occurred while trying to sysprep the machine

    What do i do ?
    Make sure you turn off Windows media network sharing service in the services. To get to the service, type in services.msc in the run box (windows key + R on keyboard)

    Turn that off and try to sysprep again.
    i turn off ( disable it ) and i changed somethings in registry and i faced same problem but i noticed that my system somehow be ready to backup and i did it by acronis and it worked well
    thanks for all your effort
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