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System backup from Old PC to New PC using Vista O/S

I have 2 computers with the Windows Vista O/S. I performed a complete system backup using Windows System Backup utility on the old PC and want to do a system restore to the new PC. As the 2 PC's have different partitions, will the system restore work in this scenario? Is there anything I should know before I attempt this again? I tried once and it didn't work. What I did was I did a complete system backup to an external HD and when complete, I connected the external HD to the new PC. When I went to do a system restore using the system backup on the external HD, the backup wasn't recognized. Am I missing something?

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djwburr

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According to Microsoft I'm allowed to load my Vista on 3 of my home computers. When I go through the restore option on Vista it prompts me with a question as to whether I'm restoring to another computer or not. When I choose that option it then will not recognize the backup I've made from the first PC. Is there an alternate way of moving all my applications/settings from the old PC to the new PC that would be similar to what I've mentioned? Perhaps a third party application?

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You might consider migration OS to Vista, please see the link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905082.aspx