Re: My lunch with Microsoft

["Paul Breeze" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "paul.breeze" for DMARC)]

Jordan, it is possible to transfer to new hardware. I did this

without any trouble a couple of years ago with Windows 7, moving

from an AMD motherboard to an Intel board. As far as I can recall

I used a manual method. This involved rolling key drivers back to

Microsoft generic drivers for the hard disk controller, video,

network etc (or uninstalling them if there are no generic drivers),

then simply putting the hard drive in the new machine and booting

up. Windows 7 then found the new hardware and installed the

appropriate drivers. I made sure I had an image so that I could

recreate the old machine if necessary (I have been using the free

version of Marcium successfully for backups) but in fact it worked

first time. I did try one of the proprietary methods too, I believe,

but it failed. Besides, I prefer the idea of knowing exactly what

is going on. I found out how to to this with a DuckDuckGo search.

As I recall it was quite straightforward.

Best wishes

Paul

On 23/02/2019 16:20, J R FOX wrote:

Harry,

Probably all the programs in this category have their proponents

and their detractors. That includes Acronis, but over the years

and several program versions, it has served me well. The one function

for which I still need to see a "proof of concept" is the (relatively

more recent) module or feature to restore an image to *different

hardware.* Several programs now claim to be able to do this, but it's

complicated, and no mean feat to have a Windows 7 or later boot partition

survive this transplant and remain bootable. I have a couple cases

where I need to pull this off, either for myself or for someone else.

It looks like there is a learning curve, and a fair amount of trial

and error involved. Acronis may offer a good shot at this, and I

already have it. Laplink PC Mover has been around for quite some time,

though with rather mixed reviews on this. O & O Diskimage is another

one, and I'm sure there must be others. Ideally, I don't want to have

to go to Microsoft to reauthorize -- or whatever they call it. These

programs don't seem to mention any need for that. But it could be

something they chose not to discuss, for good reason.

By the way, I trust you will keep us updated on any developments

regarding "Xy 5." That subject has been rather quiet here for some time.

    Jordan

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On Sat, 2/23/19, Harry Binswanger  wrote:

  Subject: RE: My lunch with Microsoft
  To: xywrite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Date: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 7:13 AM

  FWIW, EaseUS (free version) still has a very bad interface
  and I consider the program unusable. I will look into Acronis.