HD image to different hardware

[nuflia]

Hi guys
i am just wondering if any one has ever moved an image from a hard-disk to dissimilar hardware
does it work, do i need to do something with HAL, do i need to let acroins image to install drivers
i am having an XP pc that runs an application program , i just need to make this image form that computer works in different computer that of course has different hardware , not same processor and motherboard.

 

[pbcopter]

See this tutorial. You can also use Acronis True Image as long as the version you use has Universal Restore and you have the appropriate drivers.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

 

[nuflia]

See this tutorial. You can also use Acronis True Image as long as the version you use has Universal Restore and you have the appropriate drivers.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

thanks for the reply, yes i have acroins 2013 with universal restore, when you say the drivers, do you mean all new motherboard drivers and raid controller , all have to be installed during the recovery process
if i need to move my hard disk form an old computer that has legacy software to another computer that has different hardware ( motherboard and processor ) , can i save all the drivers for the new pc and then point the acroin to the path during the recovery process

 

[Kari]

See this tutorial. You can also use Acronis True Image as long as the version you use has Universal Restore and you have the appropriate drivers.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

That tutorial is based on generalizing Windows installation with Sysprep (Windows System Preparation Tool) which removes all hardware related information such as drivers and registry entries replacing them with general Windows drivers, allowing the image be transfered to any other hardware capable of running Windows.

However. generalizing only works in Windows Vista and later operating systems. Windows XP cannot be generalized with Sysprep. If I read the OP correctly he / she is talking about an XP system.

Kari

 

[nuflia]

See this tutorial. You can also use Acronis True Image as long as the version you use has Universal Restore and you have the appropriate drivers.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

That tutorial is based on generalizing Windows installation with Sysprep (Windows System Preparation Tool) which removes all hardware related information such as drivers and registry entries replacing them with general Windows drivers, allowing the image be transfered to any other hardware capable of running Windows.

However. generalizing only works in Windows Vista and later operating systems. Windows XP cannot be generalized with Sysprep. If I read the OP correctly he / she is talking about an XP system.

Kari

Thanks Kari,
yes i am talking about XP, i have xp professional version pc that runs some legacy software , what i would like to do is to make an image using acroins 2013 form that PC and run the image in xp machine probably xp professional but with dissimilar hardware..

 

[pbcopter]

My mistake. I overlooked the XP part since I was in the mindset of this Windows 7 forum.

when you say the drivers, do you mean all new motherboard drivers and raid controller , all have to be installed during the recovery process

Yes, but
I would review the manual for Acronis TI