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How to clone hard disk to multi different computers?
My customer ask me to format all his 12 computers, since that to format each one will take almost 3 hours included the updates and software installation, I was thinking of the way to prepare one of these 12 computers, with all programs and windows updates, then use some software to clone it to the other 11 computers, but I don't know which software can I use, and since the computers are not the same, is the OS will boot up on the others?!????
Any help???
Any help???
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Ok, how to do the unintended installation of XP???
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but in this way I need to re-install windows on each machine???!!!!
Right? if yes please advice if there is another way more intuitive!
Right? if yes please advice if there is another way more intuitive!
yeah, but there would be no user intervention. you just put the CD and it plays away
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did you ever use paragone disk copy with the new RestoreAdaptive function?
I use oither backup and restore software
but take into consideration that every computer has a different motherbaoard so you can't use the same image for mutiple PCs
but take into consideration that every computer has a different motherbaoard so you can't use the same image for mutiple PCs
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You know what!, the publicity of Paragon Disk Copy says that the new function Restore Adaptive is dedicated for this case, when you need to copy your harddisk to new hardware computer!
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Hi Aleinss, I have a couple questions>
1. On the page where there is "1. Place the hard drive from the affected PC into another PC as a slave drive" written, Which one is the affected pc and which one is the another??????
2. Doing what is on the webpage, I don't need to install anything other than the drivers????
1. On the page where there is "1. Place the hard drive from the affected PC into another PC as a slave drive" written, Which one is the affected pc and which one is the another??????
2. Doing what is on the webpage, I don't need to install anything other than the drivers????
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I know Kechka, other being commercial, you need also to buy Server 3 licence to use universal system restore!!!!
All you need to do is change the mass storage drivers on the PC you are creating the image on: you do not need to move harddrives. That's if you are doing a system state transfer from one PC into another.
You'll of course have to manually add the correct IDE, chipset, video, etc. drivers after deployment to a different PC, since the generic mass storage drivers are just meant to get the PC up and booting
You'll of course have to manually add the correct IDE, chipset, video, etc. drivers after deployment to a different PC, since the generic mass storage drivers are just meant to get the PC up and booting
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One more question aleinss, some of these pcs are with SATA HD and other with IDE HD, is this would be a problem???
Yeah, it probably would be a problem. This trick only works for IDE drives unless of course the BIOS on the PC with the SATA drives has an ATA compatiability mode.
Have you looked at nLite? http://www.nliteos.com/
You can integrate updates and Windows service packs with it.
Have you looked at nLite? http://www.nliteos.com/
You can integrate updates and Windows service packs with it.
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What do you think about this software "http://www.almeza.com/"
Never heard of it. And if you go with the correct licensing, the cost for 12 Pcs is like $3600!
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I thought to use one license for all 12!!!!
Hehehe, well...that's your call. :)
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WHY I CAN'T ACCEPT MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS IN THIS QUESTION????
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I SEE ONLY THE ACCEPT SOLUTION BUTTOM AND NOT ACCEPT MULTIPLE?????
but you can had an unintended installation of XP that automate the install of windows.