Need advice: Cloning windows 7 from HDD to NVMe SSD

[Fraser Cow]

Hi,

 

I'm working on a small business PC that's running windows 7 and has accounting software on it.  I really don't want to deal with installing all the software or losing any accounts or files, so I'm hoping to clone the drive to an NVMe before installing it in the new PC I built to replace the old one.  My questions are... should I upgrade to windows 10 before I clone or after?  and will the new PC be able to boot off the NVMe since it's a legacy install?  Is it possible to convert a windows install to UEFI?

 

Thanks in advance!

[WhitetailAni]

Which exact PC is it?
It may not have an M.2 slot, and if it doesn't, even with a PCIe slot, it may not support NVMe booting.

[Fraser Cow]

1 minute ago, FakeKGB said:

Which exact PC is it?
It may not have an M.2 slot, and if it doesn't, even with a PCIe slot, it may not support NVMe booting.

I going to pop the old hard drive into the new PC to do the clone to the NVMe so the old pc won't be a factor here.

[SupaKomputa]

Clone the drive first then you upgrade to windows 10.

If the clone failed or the upgrade failed you still have the original drive, and just redo the process.

I don't remember if the upgrade will retain all of your programs 100%.

If in doubt don't upgrade.

[ProjectBox153]

Can the new system you built even run Windows 7 properly?