[SOLVED] CLONE Windows 7

[ThomasHoey]

I have a laptop that the motherboard is fried, is there away for me to clone the hdd and put it on a new laptop with different hardware

 

[USAFRet]

I have a laptop that the motherboard is fried, is there away for me to clone the hdd and put it on a new laptop with different hardware

No.
Unless it is the exact same laptop, moving that to a new laptop is unlikely to actually boot up.

 

[AnimeMania]

There are ways for you to get the information off of the hard drive if that is what you really interested in.

 

[ThomasHoey]

its software i need off it with loads of clients details if i just reinstall the software all will be lost

 

[t53186]

If the hard drive is still healthy it can be put in a working system and much if not all of what you need can be retrieved, including the client information

 

[USAFRet]

its software i need off it with loads of clients details if i just reinstall the software all will be lost

Get a USB dock.
Connect with that, retrieve whatever you need.

 

[fancarolina]

If the machine is a modern Windows 8/10 EFI based install. Then yes you could move it to a new machine. Since you said it's Windows 7 based it will be harder. Paragon Hard Disk Manager does have a P2P conversion option that sometimes will reset the drivers in Windows enough to make it bootable on another machine. However you will still have issues with Windows Activation and if you change to an Intel 7th Gen or newer you will not get any security updates in Windows.

 

[ThomasHoey]

I have an 2.5 sata enclosure which turns a sata drive to an external. unsure how to get the software data off, can access the software fine through file explorer but not sure what to get.

 

[USAFRet]

I have an 2.5 sata enclosure which turns a sata drive to an external. unsure how to get the software data off, can access the software fine through file explorer but not sure what to get.

You almost certainly can't get the "software" off.
You can retrieve the data, but the actual software would probably need to be reinstalled on whatever new system.

What software is this?

 

[ThomasHoey]

Its moneysoft payrol manager, it has all my clients details on it. im moving office and made the mistake of not backing up now my laptop has died. silly not backing up but i totally forgot and wasnt expecting laptop to die

 

[USAFRet]

Its moneysoft payrol manager, it has all my clients details on it. im moving office and made the mistake of not backing up now my laptop has died. silly not backing up but i totally forgot and wasnt expecting laptop to die

Install the software on your new system, then transfer the client data over.

And backups are not a one time thing. That needs to happen every single day, on an automated schedule.

 

[ThomasHoey]

Do you think if i just copied all data in the folder I:\Program Files (x86)\Moneysoft\Payroll Manager and reinstalled the software and then pasted it into this folder then opened software it would have all clients details

 

[ThomasHoey]

I know i have an automated back up set up but because im moving everything is up in arms.

 

[USAFRet]

Do you think if i just copied all data in the folder I:\Program Files (x86)\Moneysoft\Payroll Manager and reinstalled the software and then pasted it into this folder then opened software it would have all clients details

Install the software in the new system.
Discover exactly where it stores the data.
Connect the old drive via a USB dock.
Copy (not move) whatever is required into that space on the new drive.

Should work.

 

[ThomasHoey]

USAFRet thank you so much for you help, and to the other users who gave advice thank you also

 

[USAFRet]

USAFRet thank you so much for you help, and to the other users who gave advice thank you also

Backups, backups, backups.
Software is easy to replace and reinstall. Client data, once gone, is gone.

 

[ThomasHoey]

i have came across a software aomei backupper pro version allows you to clone with universal drivers would this be worth buying at £47

 

[USAFRet]

i have came across a software aomei backupper pro version allows you to clone with universal drivers would this be worth buying at £47

No.
In theory, that might work. Or it might fail horribly.
But you'd still have the issue of the licensing/activation.

Just transfer the actual important stuff, the client data.

 

[ThomasHoey]

would running sysprep.exe not solve that issue

 

[USAFRet]

would running sysprep.exe not solve that issue

Maybe, but what are you trying to achieve?

You have a whole new working system, right? Just install the software on that, and transfer the client data over.

Rather than trying to force the old drive into the new system. Messing with it at that level requires a good backup before you start down that road.

 

[ThomasHoey]

i will give it ago installing it on another system

 

[smorizio]

https://moneysoft.co.uk/support/backing-up-your-data/
like most money program if you ran the backup program look for the backup files. copy the backup files to a usb stick or whe nyou reinstall the program and click on restore point the program to the old hard drive to pull in your data.