Windows 7 disk restore fail on boot up
I am trying to restore the entire disk to a different pc (same exact Dell model and hardware), it fails to boot, returns the error "Windows failed to start. A Recent hardware or software change might be the cause.". Running repair does not help either.
It restores and boot up fine if I restore the image back to the original pc.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
TIA,
Ron
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I did try full disk mode backup and restore, issue persists. I have always been able to do this with Windows XP and prior. Also it works when the restore is done on the original pc, I just don't see there are any hardware difference between the 2 pc.
Just wondering if there are anyone out there that has done this successfully.
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Are you positive that all hardware is identical on both PCs?
If that's not the issue, I wonder if it could be a Windows activation issue. You are trying to boot Windows on a system that is not the system it was activated on. So, even if hardware component models are identical, it is different hardware.
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Finally figured out the issue, apparently there is a SATA mode in the BIOS that was set differently between the 2 pc.
Thank you Tuttle for your assistance.
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Aha, I knew the PCs weren't identical.
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