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Old Laptop into New Laptop....Backup Programs!?
Hello everybody,
I will try not to be too confusing, but I am sure this has been talked about, but I would like to see the options.
I have an Alienware (POS) that I am getting rid of, but it wont be until AFTER I sell it, that I will be getting a Dell XPS.
Question: I would like to retain ALL of my programs with ALL of my keys if possible, along with all the data I have had on my Alienware.
From what I read, if I clone the current drive, it would be buggy on the new laptop, and if I image it, it won't do me much help either. I did see that if I do a simple backup from Windows 7, that when I "restore from backup" on the new laptop (also running 7), that all my programs will be there from my old laptop as well?
Also, a follow up on the whole backup, when I backup to my Passport, it takes hours upon hours to hit 75%, and when it nears the end, it gives me an error message, stating the backup has failed.
If anyone could assist me, I am selling the Alienware soon, and would like my new one to have everything this one has.
Thank you!