I have a couple of computers here, a friend wanted me to make an image of an old XP hard drive with all her work files, emails, etc, and put them on a hard drive in a newer computer. The newer computer runs Windows 7 and I feel like that would be a waste of a good OS upgrade if I were to wipe out the Windows 7 drive to deploy an image of an old XP system. Is there an easier way to move all her data and email settings to the Windows 7 machine without completely destroying the data on the drive?
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Jump to PostWhat version of 7 is it? If it's Ultimate you can shrink the partition in Manage then create a new one to restore the image to. I'm not sure what other versions of 7 support partition shrinking.
If it doesn't support partition shrinking then you will need something like Partition …
Jump to PostIf the PC is new, you may not be able to get drivers for Windows XP, if they are desperate to have Windows XP, why not upgrade to Win7 Pro or Ultimate , and run Windows XP virtual mode ( Virtual PC).
You also have the option of adding …
Jump to PostAcronis is still a Disc Imagining software and clones whole drives or partitions. I don't see how it can change the hardware?
Let me explain, you clone WinXP image and your hardware is Intel motherboard, Intel display and soo on.
Win7 machine has Nvidia motherboard, Nvidia display and …
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