Windows XP backup onto a Windows 7 computer?
I have a backup from a windows XP operating system. I am now getting a windows 7 computer. I would like to keep my programs. What will happen if I restore my windows xp backup to the windows 7 computer?
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Well, what you could do is migrate your XP backup onto the Windows 7 computer and reinstall Windows 7.
The backup migration is complicated because there is a different computer. Acronis sells the Plus Pack that enables the creation of a new recovery CD with Universal Restore. This is not an easy process, but it might be worth a try.
If you have the OEM win 7 DVD handy, you can still try this "hack":
- install ATI, create a recovery CD, boot on the CD, create an all partition backup of your NEW computer to a USB Disk. THis way you can go back to factory install easily,
- install ATI on the XP computer, create an all partition backup of your OLD computer to a USB disk.
- restore the OLD computer backup on the new computer.
- boot on the Win7 DVD and install Win7 on the computer. The Win7 upgrade works really well. I hope it works from an OEM DVD. This upgrade will leave your programs and settings and content in very good shape.
- if this process fails, you can restore your NEW computer backup, reinstall your apps and restore only your user content from the OLD computer.
If I were you, I would reinstall my programs and move my content to get a clean new system. Your call.
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Pat:
You can't upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 - you have to do a clean install of Windows 7. Programs and user files are not preserved during this process.
Jay:
The best upgrade advice for a Windows XP user is to bite the bullet and do a clean installation of Windows 7 from scratch. You won't regret it. Use your image of the XP system to extract user files and transfer them to the new computer.
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Right. That works only for Vista. Thanks for correcting me.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows…
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