Acronis universal restore to new pc and xp activation

[ell]

If I have a choice between PC Mover and Acronis Universal Restore, I would take Universal Restore. If I was reading the posts right, he just wants all of his stuff including the program on a newer, faster machine. If that is the case, it would be easier on you to just backup and re-image with Universal Restore that way you have all of his favorites, documents, pictures, and stuff like that already loaded on the new machine. Rather than loading all of that stuff separately, and then trying to use PC Mover to get his program moved.

If he is happy with XP, let him stay with it, he seems dead set against change.

Just putting in $.02

Also the reactivation for XP wouldn't be any different then when you upgrade your processor or RAM, if they make you reactivate at all.

yup, thats the case! I'm just a little worried about if/when he buys a new tower if I'll be able to locate XP SATA drivers for it.

 

[PCSupportGlasgow]

personally i would go down the virtual route by loading the image onto a virtual machine.

As has been said though certainly time for client to migrate to some still supported and continiously developed software especially as it's a business critical application. The longer its left the higher the cost is going to be as will be adding another few years worth of data.

 

[numnutz]

If I have a choice between PC Mover and Acronis Universal Restore, I would take Universal Restore. If I was reading the posts right, he just wants all of his stuff including the program on a newer, faster machine. If that is the case, it would be easier on you to just backup and re-image with Universal Restore that way you have all of his favorites, documents, pictures, and stuff like that already loaded on the new machine. Rather than loading all of that stuff separately, and then trying to use PC Mover to get his program moved.

If he is happy with XP, let him stay with it, he seems dead set against change.

Just putting in $.02

Also the reactivation for XP wouldn't be any different then when you upgrade your processor or RAM, if they make you reactivate at all.

pcmover moves pretty much anything and everything you want it to including favorites, documents, pictures, internet favorites etc... if imaging works I would pick that first too but sometimes you can not restore an image from an old pc to a new pc based on bios and other factors and if it does work you may need to take time to download and install all the drivers for the new pc...its just an alternative if imaging does not work for you. good luck!

http://laplink.com/pcmover/pcmoverpro.html

 

[CompuMedics PC Repair]

pcmover moves pretty much anything and everything you want it to including favorites, documents, pictures, internet favorites etc... if imaging works I would pick that first too but sometimes you can not restore an image from an old pc to a new pc based on bios and other factors and if it does work you may need to take time to download and install all the drivers for the new pc...its just an alternative if imaging does not work for you. good luck!

http://laplink.com/pcmover/pcmoverpro.html

I was unaware of what PC Mover does, and I should not have spoken, without being more informed.

I stand by Universal Restore, as I haven't really had a problem with BIOS issues, but I have only had to use it a few times.

As a matter of procedure, I image a drive first using Acronis True Image, so naturally it would be easier for me to use Universal Restore.

I think I will give PC Mover a shot, next time it is necessary. When I upgrade systems from XP to 7, I often feel guilty about not moving the programs as well, as Clients tend not to have the install media handy anymore. Using PC Mover would provide a valuable add-on service for my Clients. Thank you for recommending it.

yup, thats the case! I'm just a little worried about if/when he buys a new tower if I'll be able to locate XP SATA drivers for it.

It should be pretty easy to find, when I have had to do this on machines in the past, I used the CD that came with the motherboard, or I downloaded them from the manufacturers website, often Dell or HP. The most important ones are the motherboard specific drivers, SATA and the like.