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General => The Workshop => Topic started by: K_F on November 23, 2014, 07:43:45 PM

Title: Mobo change under Win7 Pro
Post by: K_F on November 23, 2014, 07:43:45 PM
Does anyone have any ideas how to get Win7 pro to boot again, with a new mobo (Z97-A) installation.
I don't have my original OS disk on me  :icon_redface:.. so was wondering if there is a utility to help re-insert the new  mobo drivers into the OS. This is not an OEM window's AFAIK as I have disk, but this is far away.

The old mobo just packed up so no chance of doing those wierd MSoft suggestions
:biggrin:

Thanks for any help..
Title: Re: Mobo change under Win7 Pro
Post by: Vortex on November 23, 2014, 09:20:54 PM
Hello K_F,

The good news is that Vista and upwards are able to detect automatically the correct Hardware Abstraction Layer ( HAL ) during boot. I was able to move a Server 2008 SP2 installation hosted by an IBM x3650 server to an Asus P5Q SE2 motherboard.

You can create a system image, Windows 7 offers built-in support for this purpose :

How to Create a System Image in Windows 7 or 8.x

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7/

Notice that you will have to re-activate the Windows 7 installation on your new system.

After restoring the OS, you can remove the unnecessary drivers with a tool like Driver Magician.
Title: Re: Mobo change under Win7 Pro
Post by: Gunther on November 23, 2014, 11:01:00 PM
Hi Erol,

Quote from: Vortex on November 23, 2014, 09:20:54 PM
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7/

that's an interesting and good resource. Thank you for sharing it.

Gunther
Title: Re: Mobo change under Win7 Pro
Post by: Gunther on January 17, 2015, 03:17:50 AM
Another Spam bot. It's a mess. We shouldn't allow that any guest can post junk.

Gunther