[How To] Keep your current Windows install with a new motherboard.

[ofr057]

I'm in the process of updating to a 2011 chip.

using this program does it mean i dont have to connect all my hard drives again?

I'm running

2 * 120gb ssd (one for steam one for os + programs)

1 * 1tb wd black for a download/ normal storage

2 * 2tb wd reds for proper storage

[Aytex]

Its AMD to Intel btw.

[AlienTech]

A great many thanks for this info, I spent many days trying to figure out how to do this, ie move a recent win7 system to my previous system that had been gathering dust in the closet just in case because my wife's computer started having problems. But I did not want to just reinstall a new copy as I had a hard time moving up from XP in the first place and keeping decades of passwords and accounts and program settings all in sync. I ran this form a USB after booting to it and in like a minute it said write to disk and I said yes.. I used the same image from my SSD copied to the old hard drive inside the old machine. It rebooted and spent a few minutes and viola, the desktop showed up as well as all the setting and all the programs I had installed over the years. This might not be a big deal in a business environment as people who get paid create the images everyoen runs but for long term home users who have particular hobbies they add special things to the system to get devices or programs to work and you can never figure out what you did a few months later, which is the main major thing with a new install. I think the only reason microsoft changed the way things worked is because they want to charge people to install the very same apps they had on their old machine to their new machine and if they cant move it easily then they will fork out the money to do it. But when I saw someone asking $200 for a program to do it, I knew it could be done. I read a long time ago about overwriting the device driver configurations after first doing a fresh install on the new machine and then copying it to the image of the old machine to get the drivers to work properly.. But cant find it now.. 

 

but this program removed all the intel motherboard and grapics drivers and got microsoft to install the nvidia drivers. Later I downloaded the nvidia drivers last of which was released in like 2011 and updated the system. So this is possible as a an entirely different system with all new cpu, ram, motherboard can work with an image from an entirely different system and only microsoft is preventing it from doing so without losing any customization either. I cant see any reason other than to grab more money not only in multiple licensing on many systems but also on add on programs which also need new licenses for the new system. I know in my company we had to jump through a lot of hoops to do this but it had licensing servers that allowed certain number of programs to run on certain number of systems so it was not complicated. for a home system who can keep track of all the licenses through the years and OEM systems and built systems etc.. In the old days you just bought a single license to use on a single system and as long as you used it only on a single system it was fine, I dread to read all the fine print they have now. And this kind of programs makes you waste activation retries because you are never sure when it BSOD's on you. At least now I have a backup system up ready to activate if I ever am in need. 

[fir_nev]

I work as tech support and this thing will be very useful. Unfortunately, cannot download it from Dropbox. It says generating too much traffic. 

[waggythegeek]

@ttam if there's no OS, how do you run paragon?

[ttam]

@ttam if there's no OS, how do you run paragon?

This is only if you have an OS and need to swap motherboards basically. 

[khaos]

Since the dropbox link is blocked (Too much traffic).

Is there anyone here willing to reupload it, so I can try it out.

[ttam]

Since the dropbox link is blocked (Too much traffic).

Is there anyone here willing to reupload it, so I can try it out.

The link is still good

[JaSoN_XzIoN]

But I I ran this form a USB after booting to it and in like a minute it said write to disk and I said yes..

How did you get it to boot from USB, I tried a few weeks ago and it didn't want to at all

[fir_nev]

The link is still good

 

Verified. I just saved the files to my dropbox. Thanks!

[ttam]

How did you get it to boot from USB, I tried a few weeks ago and it didn't want to at all

Have to find a program that makes an ISO bootable

[Woodypc]

Hey Does anyone have a working link? Thanks

[fir_nev]

Hey Does anyone have a working link? Thanks

 

It's 600+MB. So, it will take some time for the link to be back up after a clear traffic.

[Babs]

The Dropbox link has been disabled and on too much traffic for ages now.  Does anyone have an alternative link, as it seems to be the only place I can find it?  Thanks.

[Techicolors]

The Dropbox link still has too much traffic. Now it's disabled... 

[fir_nev]

I think I should help out since I managed to include it into my dropbox. If U have Dropbox, please sign in first so that U can include into Ur folder. I am confident this method will reduce downloading and traffic.

 

My Dropbox Link

 

Thank You to OP.

[Shamalamadindong]

Helping out 

 

Google drive: drive.google.com/file/d/0B7NGQ0YCehjsaTgzRUk2V2VVbkE/view?usp=sharing

Dropbox: dropbox.com/s/l7ayrr4d6z296t1/Paragon%20Adaptive%20Restore.zip

Box.net: app.box.com/s/njbg1j7jvvq5ru50orf3enbmgrdpxyst

Mega.co.nz: mega.co.nz/#!WkUyXCwL!SYElZhtDA_G7jigQJyel1GlCVeE7kC2vzy0K-DjGDck

[Weak1ings]

This program is wonderful!  Definitely worth storing a disk for.

 

Also, if the trouble for this evidently popular and extremely useful program is related to downloading, Why  not create a torrent?

[fir_nev]

This program is wonderful!  Definitely worth storing a disk for.

 

Also, if the trouble for this evidently popular and extremely useful program is related to downloading, Why  not create a torrent?

 

I am very sure users here would not want to be victims of malware. Just my two cents.

[EpicAdom]

@PaulKolby

[FaZe Booce]

Just gonna bookmark this..

[KRImSIN]

The more you know.

[i2000s]

What if I have dual systems installed? Like WIndows and Ubuntu 12.04 installed on the same hard drive.

[mazer]

Just an FYI but Paragon Active Restore no longer seems to work with Windows 10.  Or at least it told me it couldn't modify that OS.

[mluton]

I just do a "windows 7 full system backup and recovery", then recover by boot-able restore USB / CD / DVD. Worked for me to date with win7 and win8, not tried win 10 yet. Then just install new drivers for new hardware after restore and uninstall any old software.

 

But..............this is good as it takes care of it for you.