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Help with copying image to new HD

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the HD in my wife's XP desktop failed completely. If I install a new HD can I copy the Acronis image file (OS and Applications) directly from the USB external drive used with that PC? I have the restore image CD I made when Acronis 2011 was installed.

Will that work with a completely blank HD? Or will Microsoft balk at copying XP to what is essentially a new computer?

I did a restore once on my own PC that was very fast and simple, but that was using the same original hard drive that had become corrupted. It's still working fine.

Thanks
Billcal

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Put new harddisk in PC where the original used to be. Boot up with ati bootcd and recover the backup disk image to the new disk. Just use the auto settings. That works in most situations but if that presents any issues, let us know.

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