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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Computer question: Windows app transfer to new
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:20:14 -0400
Ghost makes a faithful copy.  That's fine for the application code and 
data but not for drivers and the registry.  Drivers may be different 
between Windows versions and registry data must be intelligently merged. 
  The registry is an abomination.

Chuck Norcutt

swisspace wrote:
> I don't want to start a mac pc debate again, BUT this is one of the 
> reasons I switched to osx after 20 years of windows use, migrating to 
> new hardware or changing boot disks etc is so easy.
> 
> However I don't know if it would be possible to use ghost and copy your 
> existing disk (maybe you have to buy a disk enclosure) and then upgrade it.
> 
> Ghost works well, I use it  when I upgrade our mail server to copy 
> current setup to new disk and then upgrade the new disk.

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