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Installing Windows 7 image on external HDD using Macrium Reflect
Hello, Seven Forum members.
I am getting ready to upgrade my laptop HDD from a 750GB HDD to a 1 TB HDD. When I setup my laptop initially, I used 2 partitions (C and D partitions) with no 100MB Boot Table partition as Windows 7 wanted to do.
After the HDD/Windows 7 setup, I created an image of the C: drive (No D: image) using Macrium Reflect. I have Macrium Reflect installed on the laptop as well as a Macrium Reflect bootable recovery CD.
I would like to put the 1 TB HDD in an external USB enclosure and install the image onto it externally (C partition) from another external USB HDD that has the image file located on it. Once the image is installed on the 1TB HDD, I would then swap it out with the HDD currently installed in my laptop as the image also includes the drivers for the laptop. Note: I tried to install the image file (about 15GB) on a 32 GB USB stick but got an error message saying there was not enough room on the USB stick so I put it on an external USB HDD.
Can I install the Windows 7 image I have onto the new HDD externally (it will be pre-partitioned and formatted) using Macrium Reflect without any issues and is the C: image the only file I need to install? I wasn't sure if the original Windows 7 install put anything on the D: partition or not. It has been 6 years or so since I originally did the Windows 7 installation.
Thanks for any input in advance. I hope I can do this.
Mark
Last edited by slipstream55; 05 May 2017 at 18:45.