Both posts here above are telling about alternative methods to survive when motherboard has burned. I decided to give rep to both Dinwiddie and Victor S for these tips, hoping that users with similar issues can see these posts.
Thanks guys.
Kari
Not sure if this has been asked and answered, but here goes.
I currently have win 7 pro 64 installed on a SSD, and want to transfer this drive to a new computer build, and planned on using sysprep. However my user data, pictures, videos, backups, etc, are on a 2TB RAID 1 HDD setup, which will also be transfered.
If I run sysprep on the SSD, what will happen to my RAID setup, will it still be viable and linked. Is there something else I have to do? Any help appreciated as I hope to have my new system up and running in 2 days. Thanks.
I would not sysprep a RAID system.
If you decide to try, please be sure you have backed up the system. Theoretically generalizing with sysprep idoes not really care where the system folders are located as long as the system is working properly but I have not tested this in a setup like what you described.
Kari
John, this quote is from the beginning of this tutorial:
WarningUsing this method causes Windows 7 to lose all activation information, and it needs to be reactivated afterwards. If your Windows 7 is an OEM version, you might not be able to reactivate afterwards, at least not without phone activation option.
Is it possible to leave the user customization as it is?
I don't want to lose taskbar/folder/etc customizations.
Also, I'm worried that it could affect other things besides the ones specified.
What does Sysprep generalizing do to my Windows 7 setup?
All system specific information is removed or uninstalled
Security ID (SID) of your hardware setup is reseted
All system restore points are deleted
All event logs are deleted
All personalization is removed (taskbar, toolbars, folder options, start orb etc.)
Built-in administrator account is disabled (if it was enabled) and needs to be re-enabled if needed
Hi Expansion, welcome to the Seven Forums.
Sysprepping with generalize switch is the only fully automated native method to remove all hardware specific information from Windows. It does not offer options like "generalize this but leave that", so the answer is no.
If you generalize, all user customization is lost.
Kari
Thank you!
In this case, what do you think about upgrading from Intel P43 to Intel Z77 just by removing all the drivers and restarting Windows?
It's my personal PC, it's not in a domain, but I'm going to build another PC with the old P43 motherboard, and place it the same home network.
Do you know where can I read more about what is lost?
All personalization is removed (taskbar, toolbars, folder options, start orb etc.)
It is quite simple. This from Microsoft TechNet article Sysprep Command-Line Syntax:
KariGeneralize prepares the Windows installation to be imaged. If this option is specified, all unique system information is removed from the Windows installation. The security ID (SID) resets, any system restore points are cleared, and event logs are deleted.
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