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system restore using WHS questions. (calling Rebate Monger!)

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I have been running WHS for eons now and have done a lot of system restores. However, I've never done one after swapping out the MB/CPU/RAM.

If I replace the MB/CPU/RAM on my Windows7 machine can I do a system restore using the last backup from WHS to restore? Or will it be all screwed up?
 
It should work but it will probably ask you to activate again. If the NIC is different on the new hardware you might need to load the new NIC drivers at beginning of the restore process.
 
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It should work but it will probably ask you to activate again. If the NIC is different on the new hardware you might need to load the new NIC drivers at beginning of the restore process.
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Yeah I figured I'd need to reactivate.
I didn't think of the NIC though.... that may cause a problem during the restore I'd think.
 
The problem(s) will be the same as when you try to move a hard drive (with Windows installed) from one motherboard to another.

The biggest challenge is getting Windows to see and boot from the new hard disk controller. There might also be a problem if you are moving from an AMD to an Intel processor (or vice versa).

Windows 7 is claimed to be able to self-repair when such changes are made, but I haven't had much luck with that so far. The question you really need to be researching is how to successfully move Win7 from one motherboard to another. It's not really a WHS issue at all. During the restore, WHS will ask for disk controller and NIC drivers to allow it to perform the restore, but that doesn't mean that the system will boot after the restore. That's a Windows issue and not a WHS issue.

Assuming you have a blank disk, you can go ahead and try a restore to the disk and see what happens. Maybe you'll luck out. Otherwise, it's time for more research.
 
I use WHS for backups.

However I backup to the server Acronis Echo 9.5 images.

When I need to to install to different hardware I use the ECHO 9.5 Universal Restore.

Thus far it worked OK no matter what crazy changes in hardware I throw at it.


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Yeah, while WHS is fantastic at backups and restores, it's not equipped to migrate those backups to new motherboards. Using something built for that task like Acronis or StorageCraft is likely to be less work and more certain. Migrations to a new motherboard are usually easier if you have the chance to plan ahead.
 
In the long run though, even though its a pain to reconfigure and install programs, nothing beats a fresh install does it? 🙂
 
On the other hand it takes me two days to bring a fresh install to be a functional Work computer the way I need it.

So, it beats fresh install.

The is a component of self deceiving in Fresh install.

At the beginning it runs very fast because there is Nothing but OS on it, after the two days of bringing it to be my full work computer, it is relay performing the same as an fully functional Ghosted system does.

That of course taking into consideration that I keep my working computer correctly to begin with and there is No unneeded junk on them.

I use Process Explorer frequently and take snapshot every few weeks of the running processes to make sure that there is No Junk running behind my back.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx


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JackMDS said:
On the other hand it takes me two days to bring a fresh install to be a functional Work computer the way I need it.

So, it beats fresh install.

The is a component of self deceiving in Fresh install.

At the beginning it runs very fast because there is Nothing but OS on it, after the two days of bringing it to be my full work computer, it is relay performing the same as an fully functional Ghosted system does.

That of course taking into consideration that I keep my working computer correctly to begin with and there is No unneeded junk on them.

I use Process Explorer frequently and take snapshot every few weeks of the running processes to make sure that there is No Junk running behind my back.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx


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I have a wife and 2 kids that use this computer... a fresh install is VERY "refreshing" All that crap they use 1 and forget about... ugh.
 
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