I was reading a tutorial about Imaging computers using windows XP (I know its old), I understood that only computers/systems that have similar or identical hardware as the host may be imaged. I know that due to softwares such as ACRONIS, FOG..... has made it possible for imaging across different hardware.
So coming to my question, I would like to know what are the files involved in recognizing the hardware during the imaging process? And what are the files that softwares such as ACRONIS..... modify to allow imaging across dissimilar hardware. Will these files be different during imaging of XP, Win 7 and Win 8?
So coming to my question, I would like to know what are the files involved in recognizing the hardware during the imaging process? And what are the files that softwares such as ACRONIS..... modify to allow imaging across dissimilar hardware. Will these files be different during imaging of XP, Win 7 and Win 8?