I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation
to the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be
bigger--something has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the
taxes software since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for
security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going
to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it.
However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
On 5/2/2021 9:12 AM, William Unruh wrote:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to
stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
The Dell came with Windows, and you need install media?
Go to Dell and look for installation media. It's on their support site somewhere.
HOWEVER, this installer will most likely NOT work on a non-Dell system.
If I dd the copy of my windows now on the old disk onto an ntfs partiton of the new drive,
will that work to make a bootable copy of Windows?
HOWEVER, this installer will most likely NOT work on a non-Dell system.I do not want it on a non-Dell system. I want it on the dell system.
Hello William!
Sunday May 02 2021 17:12, William Unruh wrote to All:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation
to the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be
bigger--something has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for
security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going
to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
Take a look at your drives partitions as you should have one as the Windows recovery area where you can re-install OR build a DVD boot disk assuming
you are using Win 7 for 10.
Option two is to use the software that comes with or is available from the manufacturer that you can use to migrate the old drive partitions to a new drive (SSD). Assuming the SSD is one of the big brands such as Samsung.
Vincent
On 2021-05-02, Vincent Coen <VBCoen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello William!f I just partitioned the drive and then did a dd from the .iso that I generated from the old drive to the new drive would that work?
Sunday May 02 2021 17:12, William Unruh wrote to All:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation
to the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be
bigger--something has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the
taxes software since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for
security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going
to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
Take a look at your drives partitions as you should have one as the Windows >> recovery area where you can re-install OR build a DVD boot disk assuming
you are using Win 7 for 10.
Option two is to use the software that comes with or is available from the >> manufacturer that you can use to migrate the old drive partitions to a new >> drive (SSD). Assuming the SSD is one of the big brands such as Samsung.
(Ie I did
dd -if=/dev/nvme0n1p6 of=/mnt/disk/backup/part6.iso
where lets say /p6 was the partition which incluced the Windows install
on the old disk, and my usb backup drive is mounted on /mnt/disk and has
on it a directory called backup (his is on a Linus ext4 drive). I would
then put in the new drive, which I partition as with partition 6 as an
ntfs drive, and do
dd if=/mnt/disk/backup/part6.iso of=/dev/nvme0n1p6
where the new partition 6 is bigger than the old partition 6.
I then use Mageia to install the grub bootloader, with MSDos on
partition 6 as one of the boot options.
(Mageia 8 will be on say partition 7)
I would then have to figure out how to tell Win to grow its ntfs format
to include the whole of partition 6 rather then just the size it used to
have on the old disk.
Does that process make sense? Will it work?
Vincent
On 5/2/21 1:52 PM, William Unruh wrote:
On 2021-05-02, Vincent Coen <VBCoen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello William!f I just partitioned the drive and then did a dd from the .iso that I
Sunday May 02 2021 17:12, William Unruh wrote to All:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation
to the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be
bigger--something has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the >>>> taxes software since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for
security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going
to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
Take a look at your drives partitions as you should have one as the Windows >>> recovery area where you can re-install OR build a DVD boot disk assuming >>> you are using Win 7 for 10.
Option two is to use the software that comes with or is available from the >>> manufacturer that you can use to migrate the old drive partitions to a new >>> drive (SSD). Assuming the SSD is one of the big brands such as Samsung. >>>
generated from the old drive to the new drive would that work?
(Ie I did
dd -if=/dev/nvme0n1p6 of=/mnt/disk/backup/part6.iso
where lets say /p6 was the partition which incluced the Windows install
on the old disk, and my usb backup drive is mounted on /mnt/disk and has
on it a directory called backup (his is on a Linus ext4 drive). I would
then put in the new drive, which I partition as with partition 6 as an
ntfs drive, and do
dd if=/mnt/disk/backup/part6.iso of=/dev/nvme0n1p6
where the new partition 6 is bigger than the old partition 6.
I then use Mageia to install the grub bootloader, with MSDos on
partition 6 as one of the boot options.
(Mageia 8 will be on say partition 7)
I would then have to figure out how to tell Win to grow its ntfs format
to include the whole of partition 6 rather then just the size it used to
have on the old disk.
Does that process make sense? Will it work?
Vincent
All but the Windows part. Windows should have followed
Apple's lead and stolen the OS from Unix adding special gui elements.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
On 2021-05-02, red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> wrote:
On 5/2/2021 9:12 AM, William Unruh wrote:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to >>> stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
The Dell came with Windows, and you need install media?
Go to Dell and look for installation media. It's on their support site
somewhere.
Unfortunately it isn't. However I would like to transfer my current installation ( togetehr with the stuff I have added to Windows) to the
new drive, not start all over again.
If I dd the copy of my windows now on the old disk onto an ntfs partiton of the new drive,
will that work to make a bootable copy of Windows?
HOWEVER, this installer will most likely NOT work on a non-Dell system.
I do not want it on a non-Dell system. I want it on the dell system.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, andYeah, I kept a win 98 VirtualBox guest for turbotax but starting
that's about it.
using H&R Block when turbotax bumped up their price.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
On 5/2/21 12:12 PM, William Unruh wrote:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, andI used Clonezilla when I switched my rust drive to SSD, but then I
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to
stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
didn't have any Windoze partitions. The only Windoze I have is in VirtualBox.
TJ
On 3/5/21 11:50 pm, TJ wrote:
Just a couple of thoughts, since like you, I still rely on Windows.
Firstly, your existing Win installation should have a key; there are
apps available to find it. But the idea of a key is so that every
computer at one address will have separate licenses. You are trying to install the same licensed copy of Win on a different machine, just as if
it was a family member's laptop. For that, you need to contact
Microsoft in your country and arrange for them to transfer the license
from your old laptop to the new one. Some changes of hardware are automatically accepted as upgrades, others are not.
Secondly, there have been a lot of claims around the Web that it is
possible to install Windows 10 without paying for a license. I haven't investigated them.
Finally, you can download a Windows CD from Microsoft and pay the fee
for a new license. You made to do that anyway, for the reasons stated above. I did it for Win 8.1. I have downloaded Windows 10 upgrades to reinstall Windows when needed. It reduces the number of updates to retrieve. Since the hardware hasn't changed, the existing online
activation still works.
HTH,
Doug.
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
On 2021-05-02, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> wrote:
I have a dual (Win-Mageia) system. I need the Win to do taxes, and
that's about it. However I do not have a Win installation disk (dell
never supplied one) so I need to trnsfer my current win installation to
the new SSD.(and I need the new Win partition to be bigger--something
has filled up my current Win disk, and it is not the taxes software
since I remove it from Win after doing my taxes for security reasons.
Anyway-- how do I transfer my Win stuff to a new SSD?
I did do a dd of each partition to an iso on a backup disk, but a) is
that enough so I can recreate a bootable Win on the new disk?
Noe that I cannot install both SSD on the same computer, so was going to
stick the new disk into a usb caddy to do the transfer.
OK, I finally managed to do. I tried to do a dd of each of the
partitions on the old drive and write them into partition which were
slightly bigger than the old on the new machine. after about 5 hours of
work, (including opening upthe laptop to install the new ssd) nothing
booted. I then tried to install Mga8 which went fine and it finally
booted, but still Mga7 and Windows did not. Clearly something ( who
knows what) was wrong. So after much thought and trying to read the
varios articles on the net on "cloning" the hard drive-- which scared me
no end, cause I could see myself overwriting some crucial section of the drive making it useless forever after. I finally downloaded the Samsung
Disk Data Migration software (I boght a Samsung 970 pEVO plus) and
migrated the C: drive. It worked, but of course grabbed everything else
on the disk for that new C drive. I then used gparted to shrink down
that C: partition to the size I wanted ( about 45GB). and partitioned
the rest of the disk for the Linus I wanted, labeling each partition. (2
30GB partitions for Mageia7 and Magea 8, and two 150GB partitions for
/local ( which contains anything variable) and /alt for extra space, and backups, etc) I then tried to boot into Windows, and it worked:-)
I then rsynced the / partition of the old Mga7 into the first of the
30GB patitions, and installed Mga8 on the second. Mga booted fine. Mga7 simply froze part way through the boot with no indication of why. I
just sat there. By this time it was bedtime. When I woke I realised that
the partition numbers on the disk for Mga7, swap and the /local must
have changed. Going through /boot/grub2/grub.conf I changed the uttely incomprehensible UUID= for LABEL= and the name (nvme0n1p9) of the old swap/restore
partion to the current swap (nvme0n1e6) in all the Mga7 stanzas. Lo and behold, Mga7 now booted, as did Mga8 and Windows. Now all I had to do
all day was find all of the things that needed to be updated in Mga8. It would have been so much easier in some ways if I had put Mga7 onto both partitions, and then done an update install onto one of them with Mga8
(of course neither would have booted because of the wrong partitions.)
Still cannot get google-earth to work (segmentation fault) but everying
else, even zoom, seems to be working.
Anyway, I wanted to put the above here so others trying the same kind of thing could see an example of someone who, more of less, successfully
managed to pull it off.
Ie, if I can save someone a day or 2 of their time, maybe my wasted time
will have some payback.
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 506 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 141:09:38 |
Calls: | 9,946 |
Calls today: | 1 |
Files: | 13,820 |
Messages: | 6,352,167 |