How To Transfer Installed Windows 7 To a New Computer

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1. Boot Windows 7 normally and run the command prompt as administrator (Start >All Programs > Accessories >Right-click on Command Prompt > Click on “Run as administrator”).

2. In the command prompt type: %windir%\System32\Sysprep\Sysprep.exe, hit [Enter].

3. The System Preparation dialog box opens. Here choose Enter System Out-of-Box-Experince (OOBE) for “System Cleanup Action”, select the check box Generalize, select“Shutdown Options” as Shutdown and click OK.

4. The System Preparation tool generalizes now the Windows system setup and shutdowns after the completion. Caution: Do not run any other programs when the process is on the way.

5. Now you can replace your new hardware or mount the hard disk to a new computer. After getting ready with your system, boot your PC from the hard disk which contains the generalized Windows 7.

6. When booting, you can notice it as if you are installing a fresh Windows 7 setup. It installs the default drivers and updates the system registry. The complete procedure needs one or two reboots depending on your system specifications.

7. At last it boots finally and you need to enter all necessary information as needed at the time of a fresh installation.

8. When creating a user for the PC, do not put the old user name as it already exists in the system.

You can create a temporary user for the purpose of completing the process and log-on with the old user name choosing from the list at the log-on screen. For instance, you can give the user name as Temp.

9. You are almost done. Windows now boots to default OOBE first boot desktop. Notice that all your installed programs are there, also your old user profiles and folders as well. Windows installed the default drivers, though you can update them if you need.

10. If you wish to delete the temporary user profile that you have earlier created, go toControl Panel > User Profile and delete that. In this case it is Temp

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