Hi Texas,
Here's your problem. The original Windows7 Ultimate image is tied to a snapshot of the
EXACT hardware within your HP pavillion computer. It is
NOT possible to move that over to a different Make computer or even the same Make computer but a different model computer and have the BIOS recognize the hardware on that new PC!:nono:
It's as simple as that. The only way your Clone image would work on a new PC would be if you purchased a 2nd HP pavillion PC, say a model 1405gn, and your original PC was
ALSO a 1405gn. Both new and old PC would have to have the
EXACT same Motherboard AND the exact same version of the BIOS.
What you can do, as piece-meal alternative solution, is use the Windows7
BACKUP AND TRANSFER WIZARD to copy all the User data and desktop settings (Wallpaper, Screensaver, etc.) to a set of files onto a usb external hard drive, cd/dvd disc(s), or to a flash drive. Once the Wizard has produced the files onto your external media, you can hand walk it ("sneakernet") the media over to the new PC and run the Wizard again in the restore direction, and it will copy everything back over to the new PC.:smile: However, you will have to
REINSTALL all the old programs you were running on your original PC from either original Media or re-download them from locations on the Internet you got them from *either free or fee* all over again.
This is a huge pain;:facepalm: and I have customers running on 10 year old PCs who installed over 400 programs on their old PCs and now have to reinstall all those 400 programs from scratch, and reintegrate with the data restored back over to the new PC via the
BACKUP AND TRANSFER WIZARD. Not a simple process, and not a joy to perform I can assure you.:ermm:
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news on this; but now at least you know why your Clone image failed on the new PC!:nonono:
You may wish to take both your old PC and your new PC into your local licensed Computer Pro and pay him to do this rather arduous task for you. Comprehensive Data transfers and data migration would cost from $40-$130 US or so, should you wish to avoid the headaches involved. FWIW.
Best of luck to you,
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