General Question about Acronis Need Help Please
Hello All,
I have a friend who has a 5 YO IBM Laptop computer which she uses for work/home use and has no problems. She has a lot of programs installed which she no longer has the install disks for because of a hurricane wiped out her Condo here in Florida.
I currently use Acronis TI10 to back up my entire system and it has worked excellently every time. I also have a back-up hard drive in case my c: drive FAILS.
My question is this would Acronis help her restore some PGMS not the entire disk if she bought a new computer with say Windows 7 VS her current Windows XP PRO she now has?
Is this a valid recovery under Acronis?
How could we get her old hard drive PGMS to her new hard drive PC to PC?
Can Acronis do this or does she need other software?
Thanks for any info!
Steve
Hey DwnNDrty,
Thanks for the comment!
I want to get this straight when I tell her, ACRONIS TI there is NO way to take a current windows XP PRO system with active programs which she has no install CD's for and somehow migrate those programs from her current system to windows Vista or more likely Windows 7?
1. Is that a true statement?
2. Is there some other software which might accomplish this task?
Thanks for any more info!
Steve
I don't know if there's software that will transfer across different operating systems, unless LapLink can now do this. Check their website. Also check the Files And Setting Transfer Wizard in XP. Again I don't know if it will work between two different OSs.
Laplink can do this (they have a specific W7 program for this), but they are now owned or in partnership with a German imaging competitor to Acronis.
microsoft has a program that allows you to put xp on your new windows 7 pc . then via the easytransfer utility you can migrate both programs and data to the new windows 7 pc without a problem .
here is the writeup
Shifting from XP to Windows 7
Tech Features
Nov 3, 2009, 10:59 GMT
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Shifting from XP to Windows 7
Tech Features
Nov 3, 2009, 10:59 GMT
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A: No. Internet Explorer 6 will not install on Windows 7. But Windows 7 does offer you the capability of running the Windows XP Mode add-in, available at (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx). XP Mode allows you to run a complete Windows XP system inside of Windows 7. That means, essentially, that you have two operating systems in one. So if you find that you have one or more older applications that simply require Windows XP, you can run them in XP Mode.
Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/features/article_1511057.php/Shi…
XP Mode requires that you download and install two components: the Windows XP Mode installation program itself and Windows Virtual PC. You should install XP Mode first, followed by Virtual PC. Once both are installed, you\'ll need to restart your machine. After your machine is back up, open the Start menu, and navigate to All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode.
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Before XP Mode starts, you\'ll be asked some questions, similar to those you see during the installation of an operating system because, in fact, you will be installing a separate operating system: Windows XP. During the installation process, you\'ll see some instructions for accessing and using Windows XP Mode. It\'s not a bad idea actually to read those instructions, since they\'ll help to get you started with Windows XP Mode.
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The edition of XP that is installed with XP Mode is Professional, so you should not be lacking for features with XP Mode. Nice, too, is that XP Mode will automatically inherit all of your device drivers from the Windows 7 installation, so you should not have to go running around for drivers for your peripherals, as you typically must when installing XP from scratch.
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Q: I understand that because I used Windows XP, Windows 7 will require me to do a clean installation rather than an in-place upgrade. How can I be sure all of my files and settings get transferred to Windows 7?
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A: The best way is to use the Windows Easy Transfer utility for Windows XP (http://tinyurl.com/yjwkbc5). Once installed on your XP machine, Easy Transfer will step you through the process of copying all of your critical system settings and files to the new computer, either by way of an external hard drive or through a straight cable-to-cable connection.
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Although you will have a choice regarding how to copy the settings onto the Windows 7 machine, it\'s probably wisest to use the external drive method. Copying your settings to an external drive is both faster and probably simpler than using the other options of direct-cable or network transmission.
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In the course of the transfer process, you\'ll have the option of reviewing the files and settings to be transferred. Look carefully at the Easy Transfer\'s default choices, especially if you keep files or settings in custom locations. Be aware, too, that the tool will not transfer program files unless you tell it to. In general, it\'s best to reinstall applications on the Windows 7 machine, although you may want to transfer customised files, such as macros you\'ve made for specific applications.
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Q: I don\'t like the idea of moving all at once to Windows 7. Can I install Windows 7 alongside my current XP installation?
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A: Yes. You will not be able to install Windows 7 on the same partition as Windows XP. But assuming that you have enough disk space, you can create a new partition on your hard drive by using a free partitioning tool such as Partition Wizard (http://www.partitionwizard.com).
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Choose the Custom installation option when installing Windows 7, and place Windows 7 on the newly-created partition. Once Windows 7 is installed, you\'ll be able to choose which operating system to boot into when you start your PC.
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If, after some time, you feel comfortable enough with Windows 7 and you\'re satisfied that you have moved all necessary files and applications to the Windows 7 partition, you may want to delete the XP partition and dual boot option in order to free up hard drive space. The easiest way to do this is by using the free utility EasyBCD (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1).
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Download this nifty multi-boot utility, and read the documentation. With EasyBCD, you can determine which operating system loads by default, and you can also delete an operating system that you\'re no longer using. Deleting will remove the boot files, not the entire operating system. Once the boot files are removed, however, you can reformat the partition that contained Windows XP and then use Partition Wizard to merge the empty space back into your Windows 7 partition, leaving you with a clean Windows 7 machine.
Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/features/article_1511057.php/Shi…