hello2007 Posted September 21, 2009 ID:130775 Share Posted September 21, 2009 does macrium reflect do a image of your drivers as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 1, 2009 Author ID:136104 Share Posted October 1, 2009 bump, i edited the post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted October 1, 2009 Root Admin ID:136107 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I have not tested it but I see no reason why not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136199 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yes, it backs up every bit of data . A nice tutorial on it can be found here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 1, 2009 Author ID:136202 Share Posted October 1, 2009 thanks, i got 1 more basic question. Can i create a image of 1 computer and apply it on another computer?because i just got a laptop recently and dont want to download every software that i have on my desktop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136204 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Exile on the ball again - Beat me by 1 min - According to the article in Wiki it claims to ensure 'point in time' accuracy - So you would most likely need to check for updated drivers if you set it a while ago and used it to restore - I only scanned the article so the Wiki as well as Exiles item may be worth browsing - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136205 Share Posted October 1, 2009 @ hello2007 -I would Google the item (macrium reflect) as it has many other articles as well as the downloads (shareware) - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 1, 2009 Author ID:136208 Share Posted October 1, 2009 i already googled these questions i asked, never got the answer on google for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136210 Share Posted October 1, 2009 thanks, i got 1 more basic question. Can i create a image of 1 computer and apply it on another computer?because i just got a laptop recently and dont want to download every software that i have on my desktopThat would be a bad idea, and would likely cause problems if they aren't the same manufacturer and model #, plus the Windows keys wouldn't match, and possibly even the Windows versions, which would cause activation/update issues due to MS's requirement for validation and online activation. It could also cause problems (and likely wouldn't boot) due to different drivers. Your best bet for migrating software is to grab the license keys from the registry and grab the installers for the software to install on your other PC. Macrium can be used to migrate your data though, instead of the entire active OS and installed programs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136213 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I'm starting to think along Exiles line - The other computer may only have a small change (video card / even keyboard) may cause a conflict -The articles all refered to the restoration of one computer - EditThis would be More applicable to the fact that you are using 2 totally unrelated systems - It seems more like 'system restore' on a larger basis if there is a big drama - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 1, 2009 ID:136226 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Precisely, technology like this (which is similar to tools like Norton Ghost) is designed for restoring a system to a previous state in the event of a hard drive failure, an infection or any other such issue with the system's installation, not for migrating data. Macrium can migrate data and does have the tools to do it, but imaging the entire drive to restore on a different computer isn't what it's designed to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobc11 Posted October 2, 2009 ID:136598 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Is norton ghost 2003 still supported? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted October 2, 2009 ID:136600 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Is norton ghost 2003 still supported?Official Reviewers list 2007 - Private review lists mid this year -All seem related to paid version - But there is still ads for 2003 version - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 2, 2009 ID:136678 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I'm sure 2003 still works, but I don't believe it's compatible with Vista or 7, but if you're running XP it should be fine . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello2007 Posted October 9, 2009 Author ID:140367 Share Posted October 9, 2009 That would be a bad idea, and would likely cause problems if they aren't the same manufacturer and model #, plus the Windows keys wouldn't match, and possibly even the Windows versions, which would cause activation/update issues due to MS's requirement for validation and online activation. It could also cause problems (and likely wouldn't boot) due to different drivers. Your best bet for migrating software is to grab the license keys from the registry and grab the installers for the software to install on your other PC. Macrium can be used to migrate your data though, instead of the entire active OS and installed programs.exile what about this would this do what im asking for http://www.paragon-software.com/home/vm-pe...l/features.htmlits free today on giveawayoftheday if anyone is interested Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 10, 2009 ID:140751 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Well according to this it mightRecover the OS startup ability after system migration to a different hardware platform.But I'd be cautious with something like that. Truthfully though, I can't understand why someone would want to migrate an installed system to another. A fresh clean install runs faster, is less cluttered, and you get to choose which software you actually want to reload on the system, which is especially handy if you've installed and uninstalled older versions on the previous system which often leave tons of file and registry traces behind that just waste space. Like I said, I'd go for my data files (pictures, videos, music etc), grab the installers for the software I wish to migrate along with the CD keys and license info for them and reload everything fresh. There are even tools you can use to grab the keys to installed software if you no longer have it written down so you can save it to a text file to use when you reinstall.Also, if your new laptop came with Vista, it's likely that there may not be XP drivers for it, as some new hardware doesn't have XP drivers, especially some of the proprietary stuff they put into laptops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipper6 Posted October 11, 2009 ID:141391 Share Posted October 11, 2009 thanks, i got 1 more basic question. Can i create a image of 1 computer and apply it on another computer?because i just got a laptop recently and dont want to download every software that i have on my desktopNo, not really, the motherboard will most likely be a different one and you thereforewon't have the drivers for the various components. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 12, 2009 ID:141711 Share Posted October 12, 2009 No, not really, the motherboard will most likely be a different one and you thereforewon't have the drivers for the various components.Exactly . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted October 14, 2009 ID:143084 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Exile on the ball again - Beat me by 1 min - According to the article in Wiki it claims to ensure 'point in time' accuracy - So you would most likely need to check for updated drivers if you set it a while ago and used it to restore - I only scanned the article so the Wiki as well as Exiles item may be worth browsing - exile360 has pretty much covered what would happen if you did this. The only way you can ghost a computer and put it on another is if they are exactly the same model number. Then once you do that you would have to run a tool like ghstwalk (part of ghost) to change the the computer name (which in turn changes the SID) so that it would not conflict the the other computer if they are on the same network. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mygreenihc Posted October 14, 2009 ID:143108 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I agree with the others in that a clean install is always better whenever possible. There are times, however, when you cannot do this. I have been able to do this several times on production equipment successfully by using Acronis True Image Workstation universal restore. It is actually quite simple. You download all of the drivers, chipset drivers, SCSI drivers, etc for the new machine and extract them them to folders on your hard drive. When you image the new drive, it allows you to add any drivers that you need to the image. It has worked very well for me.Brad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted October 15, 2009 ID:143454 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Cool . Thanks for the info Brad. That sounds similar to how you build custom Windows installation discs, adding in your own drivers so there's less to do once setup is complete (NLite and VLite). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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