new computer clone old disk

[Doroni]

Hello all
I am not sure this is the right forum yo ask my question ., but may be you direct me to the right one ,
And to my question .
Is there any way to clone a disk ( win 7 OS) to a new computer with different hardware then the source one ? I try to find the answer and try 2 software packages that did not do the work or i did not use it correctly
the software are Macrium and Paragon
regards ahead Doron

 

[v1zzle]

I have one question. Do you want to clone your disk simply because you not want to format again?

 

[corroded]

yes win7 lets you do it, you will need to re-active windows once you get all the new hardware drives online

 

[Doroni]

Hi
Thanks for try to help . may be I was misunderstand .I have a new PC with new hard disk .I don 't want to go all the process of installing all software and moving all files from the old PC but to create some kind og image that I can install on my new PC that for now has nothing on it
Regards Doron

 

[ex_bubblehead]

1. Is this an OEM or Retail copy of Windows 7?

OEM does not allow a change of motherboard. The license is tied to the first one it's installed on. Retail allows a change but you can only use the key on one machine at a time.

2. If the hardware is different you will have to do at least a repair installation. I doubt it'll even boot until you do.

 

[Doroni]

Hi
The WIN7 is Retail copy .I try to clone the disk using Paragon and got a message that I "the boot selection failed because a required deice is inaccessible" . try to run the repair from the wi 7 installation disk the process seemed to pass successfully but it did not solve the initial problem
Any ideas accept begin to installing all from stage 0 ?

 

[v1zzle]

Isn't it better to do a fresh install, considering new hardware and all. I heard that can cause issues just cloning a disk with old device drivers and old reg key entries on to new hardware.

 

[Doroni]

Hi
I think that a fresh install is the most correct way to do it but it is a pain in ass to begin installing all software ( even if you don't use them some time )
I found in http://kb.acronis.com/content/1616 some input that I did not know
and I will it as last try before I will move to fresh install
Regards Doron

 

[yiion]

My tool is a freeware-aomei backupper. It support disk clone. You can google and know about it.
You should read its instruction before you use any software.
Good luck.