[SOLVED] New Prebuilt PC - How to move windows/data

[Dmcgee216]

Hello!

I just purchased a prebuilt PC with a 1tb NVME SSD built in. The system came with windows 10 pre-installed. I use my pc for gaming and for work. I have 3 500mg drives in the old pc and want to make it as seamless as possible keeping all my installed programs etc. Can anyone recommend a way to do this that won't make my life miserable?

I was thinking about putting the two SSD's that are in the system now into the new tower and using macrium, but I don't want to mess with the preinstalled drivers etc.... Anyone got any fantastic ideas?

 

[rgd1101]

unless the system spec is the same. is all reinstall

 

[Dmcgee216]

unless the system spec is the same. is all reinstall

Ouch... so there's no way to get all my files/folders/installed software easily transferred?

 

[rgd1101]

you can copy files, just not installed software

 

[USAFRet]

Hello!

I just purchased a prebuilt PC with a 1tb NVME SSD built in. The system came with windows 10 pre-installed. I use my pc for gaming and for work. I have 3 500mg drives in the old pc and want to make it as seamless as possible keeping all my installed programs etc. Can anyone recommend a way to do this that won't make my life miserable?

I was thinking about putting the two SSD's that are in the system now into the new tower and using macrium, but I don't want to mess with the preinstalled drivers etc.... Anyone got any fantastic ideas?

Files you can copy.
Browser setting - Export from the old, Import to the new.

That's about it.
Applications and general Windows settings, no.


The reason against applications is, when an application is installed, it makes dozens, sometimes thousands of entries in the Registry and elsewhere.
The new OS in your new system knows nothing about those.
(and NO, you cannot move the Registry from the old system to the new)

 

[Dmcgee216]

So let's pretend for a second that I booted from a usb stick and used macrium to format the NVME that came in the system and then cloned my C drive to a new C drive partition on that NVME.... I would therefore have my same old windows, registry, file structure, etc... right? Or am I playing with fire here?

I feel like it would be the same as when I've plugged a new mobo and processor into these same drives in the past but I want to make sure I'm not missing something.

 

[USAFRet]

So let's pretend for a second that I booted from a usb stick and used macrium to format the NVME that came in the system and then cloned my C drive to a new C drive partition on that NVME.... I would therefore have my same old windows, registry, file structure, etc... right? Or am I playing with fire here?

I feel like it would be the same as when I've plugged a new mobo and processor into these same drives in the past but I want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Don't do that.

Cloning from old system to new system is no different than putting the actual old drive in the new system, and hoping it boots up.

Bite the bullet, and reinstall your applications.