boot driver for Backup migration
The possible Restore to another computer (not yet available) is currently only planned from me and I want to understand its effectiveness.
- Current status:
Notebook1 (N1): bootable system backup with survival kit from N1 is available
Restore should be done on a currently unknown Notebook2 (N2)
Call Universal Restore (UR) -> Create Media Builder on CD
Boot driver of N2 unknown
- Migration plan:
Notebook2 (N2) if available: Boot from N1 system backup and restore
Boot from UR-Media Builder-CD
How does this know the boot driver for N2, since N2 was previously overwritten with the N1 backup?
Please help !
the same text on german language:
Der eventuelle Restore auf einen anderen Rechner ist von mir momentan nur geplant und ich möchte seine Wirksamkeit verstehen.
- Aktueller Stand:
Notebook1 (N1): bootbarer System-Backup mit Survival-kit von N1 liegt vor
Restore soll auf ein momentan unbekanntes Notebook2 (N2) erfolgen
Aufruf Universal Restore (UR) -> create Media Builder auf CD
Boot-Treiber von N2 unbekannt
- Migrationsplan:
Notebook2 (N2) wenn vorhanden: Boot von N1-System-Backup und Restore
Boot von UR-Media Builder
woher kennt nun dieser die Boot-Treiber für N2, da N2 zuvor mit dem N1-Backup überschrieben wurde ?
Bitte um Hilfe !


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Many thanks for your comment !
My current Computer uses Windows 8.1.
That's the problem on activation issues: I do not know from where I can get which new drivers.
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Siegfried, it is not activation that will have any requirement for new device drivers but if you are migrating an existing OS to new hardware for which it has no current drivers installed.
The actual drivers needed will depend on both the new hardware and also the OS you will be using with that hardware. You would need to go to the computer makers support web site to check what device drivers are available for download for your selected Windows OS version.
I would recommend considering upgrading your existing Windows 8.1 computer to Windows 10 to make this migration a lot easier to manage. Any new computer is most likely to be shipped with or ready for Windows 10 and the makers support site may only provide device drivers for Windows 10.
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Thank you Steve !
"makers support web site to check what device drivers are available"
I visited my manufacturer's website as a test and found a very long list of drivers (including management engine driver ?) but no device drivers.
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Siegfried, this is where you would really need to know what new computer you are getting in order to identify any new drivers needed. Again, updating to Windows 10 would make this a lot simpler too.
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Take a full disk backup of your hard drive "as is" right now (or before you upgrade anyway). Safety net, recovery point, whatever you want to call it, it's your ace in the hole to get back to where you are now if things go badly. This will mean ensuring you have a good and usable Acronis rescue boot disk (CD or small USB thumb drive) and that you can boot with it and detect your existing hard drive and back it up to another hard drive.
If so, then proceed with the Windows 10 upgrade in the article Steve provided (that is super nifty and going into my favorites). Windows 10 is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY better with driver compatibility than Windows 7 and often has all the drivers you need to be bootable right out of the box. There have been very few instances where I could not boot an upgrade machine to Windows 10 just with the generic drivers. If it boots, then you can get to the Internet and run windows update and it will grab any other missing or updated drivers for your system. Often times, that's all you need to do.
I understand some people are leery to make the jump from Win 7 to Win 10, but time is running out on security updates for Win 7 anyway so it won't be long. If there is a way to get a "free" upgrade from an existing license, take advantage of it. I love Windows 10 compared to 7. Yeah, there are some tweaks I like to do, but overall it is really a much nicer experience once you get used to it. I just disable things like Cortana and some of the potential "phone home" settings in Windows 10, but that's just me.
Main thing... make your Acronis rescue media. Ensure you can boot it. Ensure it sees your main (existing OS) hard drive and back it up completely to a USB drive or something else that's easy to use again. Remove the backup drive and rescue media for safe keeping. Then attempt your Windows 10 upgrade. If something goes south (let's say you have a super sensitive driver that Windows 10 can't find - but not likely), then boot your rescue media and restore your backup to how things were.
******Better yet, if you have the means or money, buy another drive to restore your backup too and swap out the original hard drive with it as well. Then, not only do you have the backup, but also the original drive you can go back to. As long as you take the right precautions, there is no harm and trying different things out.
That said, knowing your system information (make, model, bios version) would come in handy if you are in need of specific drivers. Like Steve said though, Windows 10 is likely to solve those types of problems on its own though.
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