How to correctly implement Windows port 7 from the old hard drive to the new and old then completely remove? The fact is that I bought a 1 TB hard drive, and the old one I only have 120 GB, Windows 7 is installed on it on the system partition (C :), with all the programs I need that I have installed for more than one day. The system works well and I have no desire to reinstall it. I talked with the repairmen, the answer is one, it's easier to reinstall, is it so? Vitaly.

Transferring Windows 7

Hi friends, we have several articles on this topic:

1. Secondly, someone asked on the site.
2. If you have a laptop, then perhaps the articles will be useful to you.
3. If you are interested in the article, visit the special section where you can find from one storage device to another.

Well, in this article I will show you how to transfer Windows 7 using boot disk, which can be done in the program itself in 5 minutes.

Vitaly has one hard drive on his computer, it contains system partition(C :), c installed Windows 7, but even if there were several more local disks, for example with your data, we could also implement porting Windows 7 to a new hard disk, with all additional volumes, using the method below.

You should also know that after the performed operation, Windows 7 will ask you to reactivate. The described method has been used by me many times and always successfully, but just in case, create a recovery disc, it may be needed, it is written in two minutes on a simple CD, if you do not know how, read:.
To make it easier for you to understand how Wi ndows 7 is transferred to another disk, I will show everything to my computer, especially I left two in my system unit hard disk, one for 120 GB and Windows 7 is installed on it, the other is a clean 500 GB hard drive.

You need to start with whether you yourself can connect your new hard drive to system unit or not. To help you, our article to the computer, and if you successfully coped with this, read on. We turn on the computer, the new hard drive is successfully detected in the system.

If your hard disk is unallocated space, then the transfer will also take place. It is not necessary to create a volume. Start -> Computer, right-click on it and open Management, then Disk Management.

Well, now we reboot, the computer should boot up with bootable media If you are having difficulty changing the boot priority in the BIOS, read on.
The main window of the program Tools and utilities->Disk cloning

Auto

Select with the left mouse the Source hard disk from which you want to transfer all the information to another hard disk. In our case, Disk 1 with 120 GB should be selected, click next.

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A flexible way to port Windows 7 to a new platform

Task

Describe the fastest and maximum universal way porting installed Windows to an arbitrary hardware platform.

Applicability limits

OS Windows 7. In theory, Windows 8, Server 2008, 2008 R2. 64-bit operating systems can only be ported to 64-bit platforms.

Description of the task

More users prefer to migrate the OS disk / image rather than reinstalling with the loss of all settings. The process is not trivial. If the update is minor, then there are no problems. If the motherboard is updated, then everything depends on the parameters: the difference in platforms, the relevance of the OS release, the date of the hardware release. The worst case scenario is moving from amd to intel (or intel to amd), where the target platform is released later than the OS distribution (and does not have a record of the corresponding drivers in the installation settings). In this case, with almost any transfer method, error 0x0000007B is guaranteed when starting the OS on a new machine. This method avoids this mistake. The internet is full of questions and useless recipes. Here they are:

• Using the sysprep utility is useless and time-consuming.
• Take advantage of third party utilities(Acronis True Image, etc ...) - it takes a long time and does not guarantee the result.
• Using the botrec and bootsect utilities - in general, the problem is not in finding boot sectors.

• Ensure that the source and target systems are BIOS settings the same AHCI modes
  Controller Mode: Compatible, AHCI Mode: Disabled, SATA Native Mode: Disable
  or
  Controller Mode: Enhanced, AHCI Mode: Enabled, SATA Native Mode: Enabled
• Make sure that the Standard AHCI controller is installed in the system settings
  Start - Control Panel - System - Device Manager - IDE / ATAPI Controllers

Correct implementation of transfer

Requirements:

1. Windows distribution similar to the established
2. A storage medium suitable for temporary installation of Windows on it

Process

1. Connect the temporary storage medium to the new platform and make initial setup Windows to it.
2. Export the registry hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ CriticalDeviceDatabase to a file
3. Import the file with the registry hive on the old machine
4. Reinstall HDD from Windows from old to new machine

Explanation:

The main problem with Windows startup on the new platform, it becomes the inability of Windows to identify correct drivers to the hardware components of the new platform. In the normal case, the OS then looks at the hardware IDs and sets the appropriate standard driver... If, for many reasons, the OS does not have information on the drivers corresponding to the current hardware identifiers, then it continues to use the old drivers. By importing a registry key with the appropriate identifiers, we force the system to "recognize" our hardware and connect the appropriate driver (or standard, if the driver is not found)

Additionally:

• Can be installed new windows to the same hard disk (only in a different directory than the portable distribution), export the registry hive to a file, load the disk on the previous machine and import data into the registry from the file
• You can carry out the entire operation directly on the new platform if you use ERD Commander (aka Microsoft DART)
• For each Windows versions there is a corresponding DART. Here's a good one. You can easily google the link to the DART distribution
• If, for some reason, it is impossible to transfer the file with data from the registry to the hard disk, then there is a way to embed it directly into the boot.wim DART "a. To do this, use GImageX

reference Information

The efficiency of the method was tested when porting Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, when porting from nForce + AMD Athlon64x2 to Intel B75 + Celeron G1610. Below are links to the materials used in the preparation of the article:

This article will discuss how to transfer Windows 7 from local drive C to local drive D. This method is a universal instruction and is suitable for solving the following problems:

1. Transferring Windows 7 to another computer
2. Transferring Windows 7 to another hard drive or local disk

I want to warn you right away! This article is primarily aimed at advanced computer users. If you are familiar with the computer, then there should be no problems with understanding the instructions for transferring Windows to another disk or hard drive. If you are a novice user, then read the article carefully from cover to cover. If you understand all the points of the instructions and you do not have any questions, then great. If you find it difficult, then think well! Maybe it will be much easier for you to install the new Windows on the desired partition!

Well, it seems like they would figure it out) Well, now we breathe in and let's go ...)

Why is porting Windows 7 better than just reinstalling it?

Sometimes a situation arises that you do not need to reinstall the operating room Windows system 7, but transfer it to another computer or another drive, for example, from drive C to drive D and at the same time keep all settings, installed programs, drivers, etc.

Of course, a clean system can also be installed. But then you have to install drivers, programs, etc. In general, it is long and painful. And if we move Windows to another drive, then we will save all the settings plus a lot of time, effort and energy. Wherein the system will remain exactly in the state to which you are accustomed, but already on another local disk or hard drive.

Let's now take a closer look at the process of transferring an operating system from one local disk to another disk (or from one computer to another).

Instructions

Step 1 - Create a Windows 7 Backup

We have two local drives. Drive C and Drive D. The operating system is installed on drive C, and it needs to be transferred to drive D. First of all, before transferring the system, you need to make a backup copy of it (backup).

For this I use Acronis True Image. After creating a backup, you will need to place it on another local drive (E, F, G, etc.). Only not on the C drive (since it is the system one) and not on D, because we will install Windows there.

By the way, when using Akronis, you need to be careful - the program labels disks in its own way if it works from a bootable USB flash drive or disk, so be careful. In this case, I am guided by the size of the disks, and not by the letter.

Making Backup

Making a backup is very simple. Launch Acronis True Image and follow the steps shown in the photo below:

We start the backup:

We indicate the drive on which Windows is installed:

We create new archive(backup):

Disable scheduling:

Select the incremental backup type:

Here we leave everything as it is (by default):

You can set up password protection for your backup:

Redundancy settings (default):

Step 2 - Transfer Windows to another disk (computer, hard drive)

OK. The backup was created and located on a third-party local disk or hard drive. Now you need to restore it to local drive D.

It's very easy to do! Start Acronis True Image again. Now instead of paragraph "Backup" choose item "Recovery"... And you perform actions that practically repeat the steps of creating a backup:

Select the Windows 7 backup we created and click "Restore":

We select the item "Recover disks or partitions":

Despite the fact that we need to put the system on drive D, in this window we still select the local drive C !!!:

Change the location for unpacking the backup:

Select drive D to install Windows 7 into it from our backup:

Settings changed! The system will now be unpacked to the local drive D !!!:

Click the Get Started button:

After that, the computer will go to reboot!

loading Acronis software True Image will run automatically, so don't worry, just wait! After the program has loaded, start the recovery and, if necessary, repeat the steps described above!

If you transfer Windows to another hard drive!

I would like to note that if you do not intend to use your old hard drive anymore, then before deploying the system to a new hard drive, it is better to remove it - this will avoid conflicts when two identical operating systems appear on the computer..

After the deployment has happened (hopefully successfully) to the D drive, the computer needs to be restarted.

As a result, you have two working operating systems on your computer: on Disk C and on Disk D, or on another disk, if you have located the backup on another hard drive.

Step 3 - Removing the old operating system

After rebooting, the old system will boot anyway. To only work with the new one, you need to remove the old OS. Consider the procedure for deleting through.

Windows 7. You have a menu with two items - Install and System Restore. We need the second point:

In the recovery options, you need to select the first item "Use recovery tools ..." and click Next. After that, another menu appears and in it selects the last item - "Command line".

We enter the Bootrec.exe / RebuildBcd command, which scans all hard disk partitions for the presence of an operating system. The command finds the second version of the system on the F drive and offers to add it to the boot list. You need to confirm your selection with Y.

After confirming the addition to the download, type Exit in the command line and you will see a boot menu for the operating systems you have installed. After that, you choose the second system (restored). After booting, the boot disk is automatically named C, not D, as it was.

Please note - your old C drive has disappeared from Explorer altogether. But in fact, it has not gone anywhere, it just does not have a label. You can assign it in manual mode through "Disk Management". Entering here, you will see an unmarked disc. Manually assign it a letter of your convenience, say F and that's it, it will appear in the explorer again.

Assign a letter to the local drive:

That's all the instructions for transferring Windows to another local drive.

By the way, after restoring, most likely your Windows 7 may ask for reactivation.

When replacing an HDD or transferring a system from one computer to another, you need to know how to transfer to another drive or SSD. This is done in order not to install "Windu" from scratch, but simply to make a copy from the old media and continue to use it.

You can transfer the OS to an SSD or HDD, normal optical disc or a flash drive with a lot of memory. In this case, the technique will remain the same, only it may take more time.

When buying a new PC, users often ask the question of how to transfer Windows 7 to another computer. This is very important, because I really do not want to deprive myself of everyone installed programs, accounts and personal files.The fundamental ability to perform this operation will be helped by the sysprep system utility. It will help prepare an image of the entire system for transfer to a new PC. ...

For everything to work out, it is advisable to port to a compatible architecture. Those. transfer Windows from AMD platforms on Intel and vice versa, it may not work. Having started the same transfer, it is advisable to create a backup image of your system so that in case of an unsuccessful transfer, you will be able to recover from it. Before creating an image, you need to remove all virtual emulators. hard disk(UltraISO, DAEMON Tools etc.)

First, on the command line, you need to run the command slmgr / dlv.

After that, a window will open where you can see the number of Windows transfers to other PCs.

Next step you need to enter the command C: \ Windows \ System32 \ Sysprep \ Sysprep.exe. This command will open the system utility, which will begin to prepare Windows 7 for "deportation" to the new hardware.

Everything must be set exactly as in the screenshot above.

It is necessary to put the system into the mode OOBE, which will ensure the activation of the transfer mode the next time the system is started on new equipment.

You need to check the box “ Preparation for use". This means that all information that the utility will not use for copying, namely (activation information, security identifiers), will be deleted from the system. All programs must be transferred in full. Next, a window will appear on the screen in which the process will be displayed Windows preparation 7 to transfer to new computer... This operation will take several minutes, after which the PC will turn off.

The next step is to remove the hard drive from your old PC by carefully disassembling it. After the drive is secured and connected to the new computer, the PC must be turned on. Windows 7 will then start updating registry configurations and starting services. If an error occurs, then you need to restart the PC for the setup to start again. As a rule, errors occur if in operating system that needs to be transferred, there are emulators or antivirus programs left. If everything is ok, the system will start installing the devices and apply the configuration parameters.

This will be followed by a regular reboot and setting up the account settings. It is very important to enter a new username here. For example, the old PC had the name Sergey. To avoid a conflict in the system during the transfer, you need to enter any other name, since this account will be temporary. Further, the standard operations for setting up the system - password, time zone, accept the license terms. In the window " Windows setup "Select the item" postpone the decision". At the first boot, the system will offer to start from several accounts. If, for example, there were two accounts on the old PC, then Windows will be offered to start from three, including the new one that was created in the previous paragraph. After downloading this account can be deleted.

Quite often, users of computers and laptops have situations when they replace existing equipment (for example, motherboard or hard drive). Naturally, the old OS will not accept a new "motherboard" or an uninitialized hard drive (like other built-in or peripheral equipment for which you just need to install drivers) will not accept. Some argue that the easiest way is to reinstall the system. Yes, indeed it is. But after all, in the old OS, which also works quite normally, there can be installed needed by the user programs, the re-installation of which may take too long, or their installation distributions are simply missing from the user. This is where the need to transfer Windows 7 to another "hardware" or even to a new computer arises, if the old upgrade is not subject to.

But everything is not so simple here. The fact is that, according to some, creating an image will not give any effect, since the OS itself is, as it were, "tied" to the equipment that was installed earlier. And it's not a fact that just copying the system from an image to a disk with a volume of 2 TB or more, which have not MBR, will be possible. However, to perform such actions, you can use several options of actions, which we will talk about later, but the main emphasis will be on the built-in tools of the system itself, so as not to resort to installing or using a third-party software.

Is it possible to transfer Windows 7 to another "hardware": options

To begin with, let's briefly dwell on the possible situations on which further user actions will depend. The most, as it is believed, the simplest option is associated with replacing the motherboard. In this case, the installed equipment will need to be “untied” from the system in order to bring it to the state as if it was just beginning to recognize new equipment (most often this may be due to the replacement of the motherboard). In the second case, when you need to transfer the working system to a new 1TB hard drive or any other size, the steps are somewhat more complicated. But, if you follow all the instructions below exactly, there shouldn't be any special problems.

Checking the hardware of a new computer or laptop

It goes without saying that you should also consider the configuration of the new hardware that is installed on the motherboard. For example, what processor is needed for a 64-bit G7?

Naturally, only the one that has the appropriate architecture, otherwise the system simply will not work. In a sense, this can also apply to hard drives, only here the problem rests on the style of the partition. A hard disk with 1TB of memory of any OS of the seventh version is recognized without problems, but devices with volumes of 2TB and above can be determined only partially (not all available ones will be available disk space) or not recognized at all (not to mention SSD drives). We will dwell on actions with hard drives a little later, but for now we will focus on some important aspects concerning preliminary preparation.

Utilities Used

As for the software used, you can use a variety of utilities, for example, from Acronis, or even run a complete one with a production system. However, if such tools are not at hand, you can use the built-in "native" Windows program 7 Sysprep. With its help, the transfer, however, can take a little more time, nevertheless, in most cases, the use of this particular tool looks the most acceptable for any user.

Preliminary actions

Finally, before proceeding with the transfer of Windows 7 to another "hardware", it is advisable to completely uninstall all installed antiviruses, as well as applications for working with disk images or virtual drives like UltraISO or Alcohol 120%, since during the transfer their presence can provoke conflicts or unexpected errors.

Also, just in case, when transferring Windows 7 to another computer, which will use the existing hard drive, it is advisable to create an image of the original system in advance. If something goes wrong, you can recover from it quickly enough.

How to transfer Windows 7 to another "hardware" with an existing hard drive?

Now directly about the actions performed. First of all, we launch the Sysprep utility (Windows 7 will start migration only the next time it is started).

We call command line on behalf of the administrator, enter the command of the same name, after which, in the window that appears, from the list of actions, select the item for switching to the welcome window (OOBE), check the box for preparation for use and set the shutdown mode. At this point, the running service will remove all hardware IDs, activation information, and so on.

After turning off the computer, remove the hard drive, replace the motherboard and reconnect it (or install it on a new PC). After switching on, the system will independently update the registry parameters, launch the necessary services, install the equipment and test it upon restart.

Setting system parameters immediately after transfer

After that, as with the first installation of the system, you will need to select a language and region, and then create a new user registration.

It is imperative that it be different from the ones already in the system! Subsequently, this entry can be deleted. Next, you will need to follow the standard procedures for setting the time, Internet, etc. When the system starts up, in the welcome window, you must select the registration that was installed in the system earlier (and not the one that was created at the stage of transfer) and delete the temporary "account".

Note: Please note that the system will need to be reactivated. If you do not have a license, use the utility KMSAuto Net or similar, although this is considered, to put it mildly, illegal or even illegal action.

Transferring the system to a new HDD

In the case of transferring Windows 7 to another disk, the actions performed are completely similar to those just described, only the disk with the system is connected as external media and is set first in priority BIOS boot... After starting the OS, you need to go to the backup and restore section in the "Control Panel" and create an image of the system. To save the image, you will need additional third media (for example, external USB HDD). You can skip the recovery disc creation step. After that, you need to disconnect the original disk, boot the system from the installation DVD, select the recovery partition and specify recovery from the previously created image.

Then the found image will appear on external drive, which you need to use. This will be followed by the start of the process of transferring all parameters, at the end of the process the computer will reboot, but after the restart you will receive the system in the form in which it was on the old hard drive. As you can see, the Sysprep utility in Windows 7 (or any other OS of this family) is not as difficult to use as it might seem at first glance.

What should be considered when porting an OS to large disks?

Finally, a few words about the hard drives themselves. Firstly, if you transfer the system to a new HDD, please note that quite often you may need to initial and create simple volume(for example, after connecting an old drive to a new computer as an external one).

Secondly, new disc it is advisable to divide it into partitions in order to leave not all the space for the system, but as much as is needed. Thirdly, for large volumes (2 TB or more), you should use exclusively 64-bit Windows paired with UEFI, not BIOS. Otherwise, the transfer of Windows 7 to another "hardware" will be impossible. As a last resort, a large hard drive can be split into more than two logical partitions (but no more than four), setting each of them to the MBR style, not GPT. It goes without saying that in order to perform the transfer correctly, as mentioned above, one should take into account which processor is used, how much random access memory installed and what is the bit depth of the OS itself. And in general, does a new or upgraded PC match minimum requirements portable version of the "seven".