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Acronis disaster recovery and Genuine Windows Validation

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Hello, I'm new to Acronis software and this forum. I have installed ATI 2012 and was very impressed with the ease of use and the speed of backing up my computer.

I am going to also purchase the Plus Disk software because I was so pleased with ATI 2012, and reading the manual made me think - what if my mother board died or my computer was stolen or otherwise broken.

Perhaps this is a silly question, or maybe it's been answered elsewhere - if so, my apologies, but how would Windows Genuine Validation treat a new installation; say I had replaced my computer for whatever reason and recovered my whole software installation to the new machine? Would it be Validated as genuine on the new machine by Windows?

I also wondered how ATI Home is affected by the native Windows System Restore utility. Would I ever need to, or indeed be able to use the restore points created by Windows?

Once again, sorry if these are dumb questions, but I couldn't find answers to them anywhere.

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Windows Genuine Validation would fail if there were significant differences in the hardware of the systems. A new system would definitly trigger the validation issue. A phone call to MS would get you back going if you present your case well to them. (Stolen system, crashed system board, etc)
As far as the Windows System Restore, you can uses it side by side with Acronis if you wish.
If you create System Restore points on a computer and then restore with Acronis to a new hard drive or a new computer, as long as the disk signature is restored, the restore points will still be accessible. (Should be, no guarantee).
If you are using Acronis and have it set up to perform regular backups using full and incremental or differential backups between the full backups, system restore points would not be necessary since you can restore from the Acronis backups. I typically turn off System Restore when using backup software other than MS's to save hard disk space, and to keep the size of my backups smaller. (System Restore can add quite a bit of data to your system)
The Plus Pack is good to have as it provides several features that are not available in the standard version. Most notable is the Universal Restore feature as well as the ability to support dynamic drives, and the ability to create WinPE recovery disks.
Please be aware that 2013 is now out and the Plus Pack and the main program have to match both the version (2012 / 2013) and the build number of the version. If you just purchased your 2012 version (within the last 30 days), you should contact sales and talk with them about whether or not you are entitled to an upgrade to 2013 before purchasing the Plus Pack.