Alternative to Universal Restore
As posted in my other thread I don't have universal restore option for my 1.36 TB image which contains 200 PC games which I want to restore to my other pc.
Now I came across this: which in a nutshell explains to restore your image and then after that bootup windows setup and choose the UPGRADE option; which then would create new hardwareid's,hal's or whatever it needs since it's upgrading OVER the previous windows but maintaining everything else.(except critical updates, and of course drivers for the different hardware)
Source:
http://community.norton.com/t5/Other-Norton-Products/Norton-Ghost-14-an…
Do you think this will work and has anyone done anything like this? And can I reasonably trust if I can get this working it is solid?( as good as)
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Upgrading or reinstalling Windows are always options to repair a broken system. In some cases, it is required anyway from a licensing perspective. For example, if you have an OEM version of WIndows, you are legally not allowed to move it to another PC.
Also, upgrading from XP to Win7, for example, does brake the applications and setting, while upgrading from Vista to WIn7 does not.
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Ok pat so you say this is a solution? I will keep applications and settings when I upgrade my windows 7 to windows 7 on a new computer?
All I care about is my 200 pc games so I dont have to re-install them.
Babac
Thank you for that suggestion. Though acronis also have that feature; it isn't working with acronis for some reason.
Other question, could I use Acronis made image with Paragon backup and recovery?
Thank you.
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Reconhell wrote:Babac
Thank you for that suggestion. Though acronis also have that feature; it isn't working with acronis for some reason.
Other question, could I use Acronis made image with Paragon backup and recovery?
Thank you.
Of course no...
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I see.. I thought maybe there was a way, or convert even.
Anyway about the upgrade windows 7 on a excisting windows 7 system on different hardware
Has anyone here had experience with it?? Im going to test it ofcourse soon, but i'd like to know personal experiences..
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Please note that the drivers needed to restore to a different hardware are to be included in the restore process, not in the backup image.During the restore process, you have to thick off a box asking Acronis to load the necesseray drivers ,which you should have previously retrieved and stored on a third media.
Full instructions here: http://kb.acronis.com/content/23561
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I know Babac but like I said in my other thread concerning this problem that option doesn't show with my OS image of 200 + pc games, however if i load up a clean image of fresh installed windows it's available..
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So I tried upgrading my cloned harddisk on my other pc with dissimiliar hardware...
But the thing is windows 7 setup says when I pick " Custom Upgrade' that I started it from the dvd and that I need to start windows normally and then select this option.
Wtf??? Why is the option even there then?? And that defeats the purpose as I cannnot boot into windows yet of course...
Anyone got some idea?
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I am not sure I understand. Can't you choose the standard option (not Custom)? just to reinstall Windows on top of itself?
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Sure you probably could but most my old games wouldn't work anymore right? Since some made registry or OS changes.. And I have 200 games lol. Or could you think of a way it could work?
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If you cannot upgrade/reinstall in place, then you have to choose custom option, but this will break your programs and settings.
In place upgrade is possible only from Vista or another Win7 edition. With XP, only custom upgrades are possible.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows…
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According to
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/…
He says my games will work if I upgrade with windows 7 with windows 7 (which is called in-place I believe?). However it can't do it from boot, it needs to do from the windows setup. Can you confirm this?
He doesn't talk about the standard install option but I figure that would remove ability to play most my games.
I do have registry backup however maybe if you can somehow combine them? Since I heard it doesn't replace/delete files but only adds missing keys?
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Upgrading in place will not break your programs if you starting OS is Vista or Windows 7. Upgrading in place to Windows 7 is not possible with XP.
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