Cloned boot drive wont load windows

[Zoskie]

Ok. Got a new computer for Christmas. Built it. No Operating System. It's ok. I got a free code to use Acronis True Image to transfer the OS from my moms computer (Windows 7) to the SSD on mine. I use it. I put in my SSD. It seems to work. I take my SSD out of her comp and put it in my computer. It doesn't load windows. Says "windows failed to start a recent software change might be the cause".

 

[Sgt_Sykes]

I was using Ubuntu. I couldn't connect to the internet because I needed the drivers for the wireless. Ethernet wouldn't work either because I needed the drivers for those too.

On this exact computer or another one? Ok yea, wireless drivers might be an issue on some configurations (never experienced it myself though), as for wired ethernet, well that's weird, every network card should work out of the box.

 

[Zoskie]

I was using Ubuntu. I couldn't connect to the internet because I needed the drivers for the wireless. Ethernet wouldn't work either because I needed the drivers for those too.

On this exact computer or another one? Ok yea, wireless drivers might be an issue on some configurations (never experienced it myself though), as for wired ethernet, well that's weird, every network card should work out of the box.

On the other one. :/

 

[Sgt_Sykes]

Well try it again on the new one. From my own experience, if you're computer savvy it takes just a day or two to get used to Linux. Also if you ever do the same thing like you did, i.e. just clone the drive and move the copy to another computer, it will work, unlike with a Windows installation.

 

[USAFRet]

Well try it again on the new one. From my own experience, if you're computer savvy it takes just a day or two to get used to Linux. Also if you ever do the same thing like you did, i.e. just clone the drive and move the copy to another computer, it will work, unlike with a Windows installation.

This also depends on what the user wants to run. Games + Linux? Not so much.
Yes, you can get some to run in WINE or whatever, but much more problematic.