New machine, old OS question

[xj0hnx]

So my father wants to build a new computer, the hardware ...

Intel LGA1155 Q67 Express motherboard - Link

Intel Core i7-2600K - Link

2x Corsair Dominator 8GB PC3-10666 - Link

OCZ 180GB Vertex 2 SSD - Link

We'd be sticking this into his current Gateway FX6000 ...

i7 920

OEM Intel motherboard (believe it's made by Foxconn)

Radeon HD4850

OCZ 750w PS.

The issue is that he doesn't want to have to reinstall Windows, and the tons of applications he has installed for work. He has back up images that he has used to transfer from his old machine to the current one, but they were the same model family, FX6000.

My question is will he be able to use the images and put his current install back on that machine once built? Or is the hardware too different to be able to transfer the image without problems?

 

[Nothinman]

What version of Windows? Win7 and Vista handle new hardware fairly well, but XP can require a lot of work, if it's fixable at all on the different hardware. Sometimes a repair install works, sometimes not. Sadly, the only way to really know for sure is to just try it and see what happens.

 

[xj0hnx]

Lol, opps, forgot that info 🙂

Windows 7 64-bit.

I guess I'll explain that there's just no way to tell 100% is the try it. Hopefully it will work out.

If anyone else has tried done something similar let's hear your experience.