Going to buy a new computer, what to do?

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I am a loyal customer using my second version of Acronis. I like it because it works. I have not needed to contact customer service so I did not know how nearly impossible it would be to reach them since I have a non supported version. Make note, I can't even ask them a question about buying their products. Only in the world of computer software! This is what passes for customer service. That's my rant.

I have Acronis True Image Home 2011 update 3 build 6942. No problems mates, just a question which I think they should have let me ask. I am going to buy a new computer soon. It will most likely be a Dell i5 something with Windows 7 Pro / XP support. I have Windows XP Home with (I think :>) all updates/patches etc. So, my issue is, different hardware, different OS, new OS installed by OEM. What steps should I take to get my apps, data etc. except the OS over to the new machine. Do I just backup "files and data" then restore it to the new machine or do I buy the latest True Image 2013 plus pack now and is there a tool there to do the migration or is there another tool that would do it better? It would be greatly appreciated if some of my fellow users or possibly an Acronis person could advise me.

mer 05/09/2012 - 20:48
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Acronis is a disk imaging product at it's core. As you know it is also capable of file/folder backups as well. This being said, the Acronis product line does not have a product to migrate your applications to a new system. It only allows disk image restores and file/folder restores. You could restore your data and any other files/folders you wish, but you can not migrate applications this way. There are products on the market (PC Mover for example) than can do what you are suggesting. My experience has shown it is best to re-install the applications you need on the new system and restore just your data files along with any other files/folders that may contain settings that you woud like to apply to the newly installed programs if appropriate. Using a program such as PC Mover can do a good job, but no application can find every change made to Windows by an application installation unless it monitored the install in the first place. 2011 is a good product, but you may still want to think about upgrading to 2013 after purchasing your new system to better support the newer hardware and software features found on current systems.
As an aside, I don't think Dell or any other OEM can sell Windows XP or even provide down grade rights to it anymore, but I could be wrong. Official support from Microsoft for Windows XP ends in less than 2 years (April 8, 2014).

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James F,
Thank you for your prompt and very helpful answer to my inquiry. I think I will run my new machine (Win 7 Pro ) along side the old monster for a while and reinstall the apps I need and use, then install the files those apps need as best I know. Will the apps be able to find their related data etc. from the "files and data" backup restoration? Would it be best to create a data directory for those files or would a partition be a good way to do it?
Again,
Thank You
John Clark

ven 07/09/2012 - 18:33
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The Acronis Plus Pack would be used if you were merely moving the Windows XP system you now have, to a new hardware platform (using the same XP OS). You don't want to do that, you want to install W7 from scratch to a new 64-bit computer perhaps and re-install all apps (and many could be 64-bit programs).

John Clark wrote:
Will the apps be able to find their related data etc. from the "files and data" backup restoration?

No, Windows 7 has a different layout. In XP your user files are here:

C:\Documents and Settings\John

but in W7 they're instead here:

C:\Users\John

But you will be able to mount your backup.tib and copy files to where you want them. To partition or not is a whole 'nuther discussion, but in general I say No to partitioning for Document purposes, but Yes to partitioning if you have e.g. very large videos, or image backups ;) resident.

ven 07/09/2012 - 19:14
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Tom F.
Thank you for your help and explanations. I really appreciate the help you have given me. This is going to be a big help in getting things in the correct places. Of course, it makes me want to run my XP OS as long as possible but knowing I need to move ahead because this thing is in it's end game. (running for ten years, Win 2000 then Win XP. ASUS MB !! ) But no more builds, I have not kept up to date on the last few OSes and hardware. Thanks Again , John

mar 11/09/2012 - 04:15
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You should never buy a new computer just because your old one is "old"--you should only do it because your old computer can't be made to do something you now need it to do e.g. run a new software program or accept a new function card etc. And in other cases the old computer can't run a program fast enough for your needs. But remember, as soon as you buy a new PC and get it set up the way you want/need it, it will be obsolete! ;)

I have a computer that I left XP Pro x64 on, then installed W7, and that turned-out to be a mistake because W7 runs everything, and runs it better than XP ever did. Good OS!

When you do get a new one, be sure to make lots of True Image backups along the way, in case you jazz something-up as you install programs again. I always make a TI backup after getting Windows installed, and then every few days-or-hours depending on how intensively I am installing new programs and copying-back my data.

mar 11/09/2012 - 14:55