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b166erguy

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Hiya i recently had to replace my MoBo and my win 7 is completely new i have about 50 games and other programs on a windows install so wondered if i could kinda clone the old OS onto the new OS to save all the installing // i have 2 drives each of 2tb thaught mayb i could clone one hdd onto the other but i cant seem to find how to do it can anyone help please?
 
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Unfortunately, cloning only works with the exact same hardware (motherboard). Also, changing the motherboard is the one change that all but requires a full re-install. You can try a repair after the hard drive has been moved over, but you'd be much better off with a complete re-install.

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Unfortunately, cloning only works with the exact same hardware (motherboard). Also, changing the motherboard is the one change that all but requires a full re-install. You can try a repair after the hard drive has been moved over, but you'd be much better off with a complete re-install.

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damn i was afraid of that i looked allover here then google but couldnt see what i was looking for (cos it doesnt work like that) it was my brother in law (hes dell certified) who put in the new MoBo and installed windows for me. thanks alot for clearing this up for me its so not my strong point total gutted tho afew months back i with the help of toms just upgraded pretty much everything apart from the mobo and went to a 64bit os so reinstalled everything looks like im just gona have to do it all again lol thank you so much tho its realy apreciated i hate google headaches :/
 
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