From Bootcamp back to Windows PC?

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I want to go back from a Bootcamp Windows 7 partition on a Mac to a "normal" Windows 7 partition on an Intel NUC.
Can I use TI to make a backup or a container file (VHD or else) that then can be restored to the new PC using universal restore as the Intel NUC probably need different drives than the Boorcamp-Windows?

Thu, 04/16/2015 - 14:43
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Well, it basically worked as I hoped for (Thanks to a finally found tutorial http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/292068-make-windows-7-bootable-aft…):
I made a backup with Paragon Hard Disk Manager Suite 14 from the Bootcamp partition (I did not dare to use Acronis as I have read about incompatibility with Bootcamp, but it would have worked probably with Acronis TI too). On the NUC I made a dummy install of Windows to get the correct partition layout. Then I restored the backup from a bootable USB PHDMS 14 stick to the NUC (The downloaded ISO from 2010 from the website mentioned did not work, because Paragon has changed the file format in the meantime). I used Paragon's built in Adaptive Restore to implant the correct drivers for the NUC machine. To my astonishment it then booted. But with a lot of drivers still missing (Ethernet, Network, Audio, USB 3.0 and some more). I downloaded all the neccessary drivers from Intel, now only the network driver still is missing.
And I have to reactivate Windows unfortunately.

Sat, 04/18/2015 - 19:07