How to Clone a Windows 7 64 bit disk to an SSD
I have searched the forum but still can't really understand how to do a clone of my Windows 7 boot disk to an SSD so that the SSD replaces the hard disk. There is lots of conflicting advice.
What I think the mechanism is:-
Using True Image 11 I make a sector copy of my windows 7 boot partition which is Disk 3. I have shrunk it to a manageable size (much less than the target SSD) and it is the only partition on the disk. (is this correct or do I have to use clone disk. Will clone disk work when the target disk size is smaller than the source even though the only partition is small enough to fit on both).
Boot disk is actually disk 1 as I have Vista on disk 1 and that is where boot mgr is so there is no small recovery partition on disk 3 as far as I can see.
I restore (booting from Acronis DVD) restoring the image to the ssd.
I remove the old disk and put the SSD to the same connection as the old disk and reboot.
Is the above correct.
Now here is the question - Will windows 7 recognise the SSD or will it refuse to boot or not allow activation.
Peter Rowan


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Wrt to activation, it is likely your new Win 7 will not be activated. If you cannot activate it online, you will have to call MS automated activation or escalate to MS support to activate it.
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