![]() Assuming your PCs are different internally and if the OS you're contemplating is XP, you will have issues with cloning as the registration (authentication) is in part based on your hardware setup (e.g. I didn't even have to re-register XP, but note that this is probably because the PC & features were entirely identical. Therefore, after cloning, you will have to sysprep the server. Note: Before you can perform cloning, your VM MUST be switched (Turned) off. The proggie uses the IDE path, you must have your old HDD as master and the target HDD as slave - and it takes hours, but it's a bit-by-bit cloning so about as accurate as you can get it. Kindly follow the steps discussed in this guide: Sysprep (Generalize) a Windows installation: How to perform Sysprep in Windows, and how to clone a Windows Server running on VirtualBox. Worked perfectly, the only downside being that the target (new) HDD has to be bigger than the one being cloned. ![]() Can't remember the proggie name, I'll post it later for ya, but I used a cloning software a couple of months back because I thought my HDD was going to die pretty soon, in order to clone it to a brand new HDD (didn't fancy re-loading XP, Office, a zillion photos, games, drivers, setups etc, etc.).
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