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I want to upgrade my son's PC to a better one (my old one) but he really wants all of his stuff to stay as is. So it seems like the best option is to clone his old PC and copy it to the new one. What's the best way of going about this?
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When I switched from one computer to another I just burned everything I wanted to keep on a CD and downloaded it to the new computer.
I didn't have all that much stuff thoughComment
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Do you own an external hard drive? If you do, transfer everything to that. Then transfer it to the new computer.sigpicComment
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you can buy a 160ish GB ext. harddrive from walmart for about 80 bucks..i know that it sounds like a lot..but it will come in handy...i used to back up my stuff on a cd, then i went to a dvd..now i have too much stuff to fit on one dvd...so i bought the harddrive...they are pretty nice....Comment
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Cheeper to get th HD case and pop out the old drive and put it in the case. If it's a PC and not a laptop pull the old drive and make it the second drive in the new PC.Comment
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I own this and it is a lifesaver. Works within seconds with no fuss. I use it to connect my labtop to my regular desktop
this would work unless his son wants to use a number of programs on it, then it becomes a hassle as it seems he woould rather have it as the main boot drive and not a slaveJPkempo wrote:
Cheeper to get th HD case and pop out the old drive and put it in the case. If it's a PC and not a laptop pull the old drive and make it the second drive in the new PC.
I suppose you can do a dual boot, but then that adds on a whole other layer of needed details not provided in the original post"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hells Angels is currently unclear,"
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I didn't really explain what I want to do as clearly as I might have. Essentially, I want to transfer the entire PC, Operating System, programs and all, from the old PC to the new PC, replacing all the data on the new PC. When the new PC boots up, I want it to be exactly the same as the old PC. Does that make more sense?--
Order Small Things, my contemporary fantasy novel featuring Megos, at http://joederouen.com/?page_id=176Comment
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swap the hard drives..put the old (one that you want to save) into the new pc...takes about 5 minutes....Comment
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there could be one major problem for you: Is your current system an OEM (example like the compaq or gateway logo symbols show up when you boot the pc)? If so, unless you get a pc by the same developer your oem drive might not work on a new pc by another brand.
Essentially with most oem systems (like if you buy it at bestbuy for example) is that the windows (assuming windows) is not a true windows disc. It was also intergrated with the company whose system you bought and why most of the time you get a system restore disc (that comes with the pc) and not a true windows disc for whatever type of windows you have (assume xp or vista)
so if you have a compaq machine now (lets say) and you next buy a HP. Swapping the drive would not work because the motherboard is looking for the HP Key bullsh*t that is on your oem windows hard drive but seeing compaq, so it will not let you boot up at all"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hells Angels is currently unclear,"
Starroid Raiders Dagon wrote "No Dime Store Monster left behind"Comment
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Hmmmm....
I'd just reinstall everything on the new system. You're gonna have a helluva time making things exactly like the old one at any rate since there's gonna be all sorts of new widgets the new computer is gonna need. But if he has all the same programs running, and resaves his data in the same places as on the old one it should be FUNCTIONALLY the same.
The only real problems would be if he's using some old software. Might not be compatable with a new OS. I've heard that THIS is the biggest problem with Vista: it HATES old software. I run XP Pro, and haven't had any problems. (And my image editing software is almost 15 years old.)
Don C.Comment
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If you need to harvest any Software Licenses from the Old PC that you may lost over the years, you can use LicenseCrawler:
http://www.klinzmann.name/licensecrawler.htm
Has come in handy for me when repairing computers for Family & Friends.Everyone is Entitled to MY Opinion...Your's, not so much!Comment
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