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Hi!
I traid to move windows from one laptop(fujitsu,siemens) to other laptop(hp)
but I could not do that.
I copied nassery windows files to the new HD and traid to do rapair to change
serial key, but when Windows logo came up I got unspessifed error(blue screen) message like= "Windows got problem and cannot continue"
I do not know what to do :(
Do you have any ideas how to do by pass that blueDeath?
Is it possible?
I am assuming this is XP??
You cannot transfer "windows" from one machine to another...
You will have to format and install from scratch...then transfer the documents\data you need after the install is complete.
MLF
Ok.
But is it possible to transfer software and user comfiguration data so that it will look like before? I mean without reainstalling of programs, just by moving?
XP-pro to XP-pro with different serials...
...Outlook, office, desktop settings.....
What are you running....there is a function within XP Pro (not sure about XP Home) the allows you to transfer files and system settings.
accessories>system tools> File and Settings Transfer wizard.....although I have never used it
You can export your favorites and email, address book and settings also from Outlook and IE...and I am sure FF has that feature also.
MLF
FAST wizard will take all your files and settings :doh:
and when you drop it onto your new laptop, it will be configured just as the old one was
I used it a lot when doing school support, and had to swap laptops around between teachers
it's kinda slow, and there are other apps out there, but FAST is in windows waiting :)
Hi there Mark, hope things are well with you and yours:)
Hey migik, long time no see, how are ya?.......... Happy New Year my little faun (Chronicles of Narnia?) :D
To Foxyloxley:
I forgot about this feature, I like to hardmove files.
And I never before traid this fetaure before. But I will do it next time.
Thank you.
To nihil:
Ye, I was gone for a while. I have'nt internet, just a radio, :( too poor.
But I will get new work soon, I hope. Must study hard and more.
I will be here more often when life will be better ;), damn that life.
Actually I always found the files and settings transfer wizard to be particularly useless .... but you can copy application data for programs like Thunderbird, Firefox, FTP and ini files for Mirc and Trillian - that sort of thing, so that all your settings are immediately configured like your other PC. You need to install and open the program concerned first, ie Firefox, then it will have a folder in Application Data (a hidden folder in Documents and Settings under your username). Just copy the folder in Application Data on your old install and replace the folder in the new Application Data location on your new Windows install. Other programs might involve copying ini files from Program files - but basically there's a lot you can do to avoid setting absolutely everything up from scratch again.
I have never used the wizard either....
I usually just grab the profiles and export settings from the apps.
MLF
you should have used software imaging like acronis true image workstation with universal restore .. this will make exact image from source laptop to destination regardless of configuration
If they are going to simply create an image to move between the two devices the dynamic storage switch in their setup or sysprep files and they need to ensure that the HAL types are similar between the machines.
I would either use the wizard to transfer files or USMT after preping the second laptop with a fresh installation and ensuring all of the correct drivers have been installed.
Will it? I'm currently looking for something like that .... I have acronis but made separate images for all the different computers as I didn't think it would work unless the drive being copied to was exactly the same configuration in terms of hardware, partition size etc.
Do you know of any products that work in Vista? I tried the complete PC backup in my Ultimate copy, but it's pretty useless - it needs far too much space and doesn't seem to compress very much at all. My current copy of acronis won't work in the Vista partitions.
AFAIK....you cannot image an XP install on different hardware....
Gone are the NT4 days where you just disabled the drivers...
MLF
The way we have our Sysprep configure now are only HAL and i386 dependant in our images. The i386 dependancy is for our tablet edition machines. For supporting almost 10,000 machine we have at the most 4 images.
Below is our Sysprep.inf file, well the bsic outline for it. I omitted company information and our product key. Most of this can be built in the Setup Manager for XP, with a few exceptions.
The section under [SYSPREP] for the setupmassstorage=yes has to be defined for dynamic storage to work.Code:Unattended]
OemSkipEula = Yes
OemPnPDriversPath =sysprep\drivers\IntelINF
DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword = *
EncryptedAdminPassword = NO
TimeZone = 35
OemSkipWelcome = 1
OEMSkipRegional = 1
[UserData]
ProductKey =XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
FullName = ""
OrgName = ""
ComputerName = *
[TapiLocation]
CountryCode = 1
Dialing = Tone
AreaCode = 407
[Sysprep]
BuildMassStorageSection=yes
[SysprepMassStorage]
[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents = Yes
[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended = Yes
[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable = 0
Use_Same_Proxy = 0
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0=
[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup = 1
Language = 00000409
[sysprepcleanup]
I am sure that you could still use Symantec Ghost or Altiris Deployment Solution to image Vista. You could also use the free tools availble from Microsoft if you have the Long Horn beta.
That was what I thought too ... which is why I'm having to make separate boot disks and new images now that I've installed Vista on all my PCs as a dual boot. I'd still like to find a backup tool for Vista though.Quote:
Originally Posted by morganlefay
I think thats what XP system restore is for...run a restore point and copy the restore file to removable media....the use the xp backup to backup data...agian moving to removable media...
Not sure about Vista...are you saying there is no native backup app in Vista???
MLF
Vista has a few functions that allow you to retore data and system status. The System Restore functionality, which is just snapshots of the OS prior to an installation other major change. Backup status and Configuration will allow you to backup files and restore files or create a WIM of the entire PC. I think that was the huge file Moira mentioned.
What I was after was a drive imaging piece of software that functioned in Vista. Although system restore does exist in XP (and no doubt Vista too) personally I always found this let me down just when I needed it the most. And it isn't much good if you can't get into Windows.
Vista Ultimate does have the drive image facility - but the copies I have legitimately are the Home Premium versions which don't. Even then, the backup facility to image an entire drive in Ultimate wanted to create such a massive copy it wasn't reasonable unless you had about a spare terrabyte of space! The was partly because it saw the XP dual boot as a system partition to be included in the backup and the option to untick it was greyed out.
I have a feeling my Maxtor hard drive that has Vista on it on my main PC could be failing, so I'd really like to find some imaging software soon! It's started checking various sectors and marking them as bad whenever I've booted into that partition.