Hi just wondering if anyone have suggestion on some software use for os and data migration? example I want to transfer data and os from a old laptop to a new laptop, without having to reinstalled a bunch of software over again.
It's going to get complicated if you want to keep the OS in tact while doing a migration from old to new laptop. It is recommended that you just copy the data. Why would you want to keep the old OS? Does the new machine not have an OS of its own? Knoc
i agree with Knoc.... just save the files to a hard copy (cd, dvd) or through and external hard drive and just transfer it over, a lot easier i would believe, and the software im sure can be individually installed on the new comp pretty quickly if you have the installation disks
even just copying to external hdds, u won't lose your data when you just re-install ur software, u can move the data files back in to same directory, and it'll be fine and even in some cases, u don't even "need" to re-install the applications. u could just copy them directly across and depending wat it is, it'll work just that for updates, u might have some problems
true and also wouldn't using a new os have benefits depending on what ur previous os was. eg, xp has better functionality than win 2000.
1. buy an external HDD 2. transfer data 3. install an OS onto your other computer via a cd or dvd (you cant transfer an operating system between computers, you need to install a new one) 4. transfer files off HDD onto new computer, or not, just keep them on the HDD and you can use them on whichever computer you want by plugging it in 5. ???? 6. PROFIT!!
there is one option if you can get a copy of norton ghost and a portable HDD. image your system to the portable HDD then go to the new computer and use the ghost explorer (allows you to view the ghost images) and do a restore of the individual programs/data that you want. Ghost will write all the registry values for you into the system so no software installation required
doesn't the other comp require a working os with ghost installed for that to work? or is it just like a boot up os disc?
Another alternative is if you're on a router, sharing the drives/folder and just coping the info. (data migration) Details on your current computer setup?
needs a working OS but ghost is a self executable file requiring no install except for the system that you ghosted. you can also boot from ghost disc and restore but you come into an issue with the drivers from the various appliances attached to previous computer, thus a sysprep is required to purge most of the drivers and other unique computer settings ghost has definitely made my life a lot easier...but there are soo many ways to skin this cat...but like knoc said give us more info and we can help
Cross over cable. Make sure both notebooks have an Ethernet jack, buy a cross over cable and connect both laptops via the cross over. Keep in mind software that require a cd key and registration will require you to reinstall the software.
I want to Thank everbody replying, I think I have found the software I was looking for Acronis True image echo deploy. I will try it out and see. Thank You all again
You be careful when using Acronis now. Be sure to keep in mind what os you are going to image and things like newer hardware on the new machine etc.
I see you've been visiting evolutionm.net Excellent. Agreed. Imaging your system won't work since the original image would be based off the system specs of your old machine. This will cause serious headaches. Don't do it.
Have you use the software before? Sound like you had some experience with it. The universal boot is what caught my attention. It will involve over 50 systems and 3 type of hardware. cs3 and oracle software are a pain to reinstalled.The OS will be mainly XP to XP but some will be upgrded to vista. looking for the most efficient way to handlle this task.
The universal boot is a neat feature but imaging from one machine to another will create an exact duplicate of whatever you have installed on the first machine. It's like taking the harddrive out of the old machine and sticking it into the new one. Because of this, important data such as drivers will also be transfered. You will then have to uninstall the old drivers, download the proper drivers then install the proper drivers. It's a pain in the butt.
The key in this all is the newer hardware. Your taking an old machine image and dropping it on a new machine which has newer updated hardware. When taking an image of an old machine with old hardware/drivers and placing that on a new machine with completely different/updated hardware/drivers, you have issues arising.
^this is what i have been saying in my past few post you can bypass a lot of these issues if you use sysprep to purge all of the order drivers from the system. Jen if you use these software you can restore piecemeal style where you only restore the select software that you want. But in honesty if you haven't fiddeled with this software enough it would be faster if you just reinstalled the software that you need
Yeah. that syprep comes in handy, although it may help with the driver issue, its not a cure all fix.
it actually does work very well...use it a lot. the problem i forsee is if she decides to use the sysprep is she is going to have to install a whole bunch of drivers at the end of the day. these are the options i see she is gong to have.... option 1: image system, do sysprep, reload the image on to the new system, reinstall drivers for devices and beging working like new option 2: image system, don't do sysprep, load image to new computer and use restore select file option to restore applications and files to her new system option 3: transfer files to portable hard drive or use crossover ethernet cable, reinstall applications to new OS and redo the settings for all the programs
