Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

GFdS said:

Impossible executing sysprep in a computer upgraded to a new Window's version. It is only possible in a personalized (clean) version of Windows.
Solved, I deleted the registry's key called "upgrade" o
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\setup

I wish I'd skipped to the end of this thread yesterday. I never thought to look for a registry entry.
I am running an OEM Win7 64bit, but did a 'repair' reinstall about a year ago . I am guessing the reason for this is you have also done a 'repair' reinstall of Win7 in the past ?
I would like to have done the sysprep, just to get things a bit cleaner, but -

I still managed to get my Intel HD4000 graphics fully operational. It took a while to stumble through it, but I'll try to get the order of events correct.
-After imaging my old Win7 (AMD machine) I did a very thorough uninstall of all drivers and as much cleaning as possible, before moving the new drive to my new machine.
-I moved the SSD to the new machine and installed all the new drivers and left the ATI graphics drivers (HD7970) till last (old was Nvidia),
-Then as expected (because I'd been there before) the Intel HD4000 had a Code 12. Booting with BIOS set to Integrated graphics I reinstalled the Intel HD graphics drivers again. After another re-boot this allowed the Resources tab to display the conflicting I/O (10000-1FFFF).

- There are a lot of posts that mention the AMD 3GIO filter so I uninstalled that - no benefit.
The Fix :
-There was also talk of AMD PCI bus (didn't write down the whole term) in System Devices . I had nothing AMD/ATI in System Devices but clicked on the tab for PCI bus and found a conflicting I/O in the Resources tab.
No, it was not the same I/O number as the one in Intel graphics. The note pointed to - ACPI x64-based PC -
I decided to try an update of the driver anyway.
-In the - "Let me pick...my computer" I found both the AMD 3GIO filter and an Intel PCI bus driver.
I selected the Intel PCI bus driver and hey presto. I have a fully functional Intel HD4000 graphics.

-Oddly the conflicting I/O in the PCI bus is still there, but the conflicting I/O in the Intel HD graphics is gone.
I assume the AMD 3GIO filter is part of Windows as it re-installs automatically after re-boot as well (off line).

btw - I had no issue with booting into Windows with either of the two system images I have done
using OEM Win7 HP 64bit. Re-activation was done on line as well.
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Hi Cat, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Honestly, I have never tested. But why not, it should work, for basically changing the chipset is as if the MoBo was changed.

It is always nice to hear about success! Thank you for sharing.

Kari