Restore to different or dissimilar hardware. Possible?

[Ben Rodman]

Can anyone give me some insight on this?

I have been repeatedly told by our backup software vendor
(who shall remain nameless) that it is not possible to do
a full system restore to different hardware.

There are numerous KB articles out there that reference
this issue but none that provides a definitive answer.

Many articles refer to the "keysnottorestore" entry in the
registry. My understanding is that, based on this key,
one should be able to do a full restore of the
System_State and still be able to boot the system because
plug and play is still allowed to do its job.

However, I haven't been able to nail down an answer.

Does Microsoft have a position on this or what has been
your experience?

Thanks in advance for any response.

Ben

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Can anyone give me some insight on this?

I have been repeatedly told by our backup software vendor
(who shall remain nameless) that it is not possible to do
a full system restore to different hardware.

There are numerous KB articles out there that reference
this issue but none that provides a definitive answer.

Many articles refer to the "keysnottorestore" entry in the
registry. My understanding is that, based on this key,
one should be able to do a full restore of the
System_State and still be able to boot the system because
plug and play is still allowed to do its job.

However, I haven't been able to nail down an answer.

Does Microsoft have a position on this or what has been
your experience?

Thanks in advance for any response.

Ben

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the
old one (same chipset, IDE controllers, etc), you'll most likely need
to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the
very least (and don't forget to reinstall any service packs and
subsequent hot fixes):

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292175

What an In-Place Win2K Upgrade Changes and What It Doesn't
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

If that fails:

How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q249694&ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694


Bruce Chambers
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