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Installing disc image onto new HDD

Hi all

My OHs desktop has finally bitten the bullet and died (it's at least 6 years old and was running Windows XP 32 bit).
It won't boot at all using any of the options.
I made a backup onto a spare HDD using Macrium (the free version) but didn't get a chance to burn the boot disc to a disc (if that makes sense).

I have a disc I made for myself but it's Windows 7 64-bit.

Can I use the boot disc I made for mine to put the image I made of her machine on to some new hardware?
:wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:

Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.

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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    if it's a macrium disc, yes

    if not, you can install macrium on any machine, and create the disc
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thanks for that.
    Yeah, everything is backed-up using Macrium.
    I'm just hoping it's a boot problem and not a trashed HDD (although I do have some spares lying around).
    :wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:

    Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.
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