With well-established work operating system Windows, and with it the installed, configured, activated licensed programs, it is not necessary to say goodbye if there is a need to replace the computer motherboard. Windows itself provides a special tool for such events - the Sysprep utility. Below we will consider in detail how to use it not only to solve the issue of the operating system's performance after replacing the motherboard, but also to completely transfer a working activated Windows to another computer with different hardware components from the current ones.

We will transfer to another computer the most current version operating system from Microsoft - Windows 10. In addition to the built-in Sysprep utility, a free edition of the program for Reserve copy AOMEI Backupper. Any other backup program can be in its place, the essence of the process of transferring Windows to another computer with different hardware will not change. AOMEI Backupper is chosen because of its ease of operation and free usage.

1. About the Sysprep utility

The Sysprep utility removes drivers and other system data about the hardware components of the computer, while not affecting user data - installed and configured programs, files on system drive, shortcuts on the desktop and in the Start menu. This utility was created by Microsoft to simplify the installation of Windows and software on an industrial scale. The installed operating system with programs already deployed and configured upon completion of Sysprep becomes a reference image, which is then deployed to various computer devices companies. On each of them, it remains to install drivers for individual components and external devices which are not installed automatically. And, of course, in a separate order on each computer you need to activate Windows.

The Sysprep utility can be used when replacing not only the motherboard, but also the processor. Replacing the latter is not in all, but in some cases it may lead to failures and errors in Windows. If and as soon as they are found, you can resort to the help of Sysprep.

2. Preparatory stage

Whether it's a motherboard or processor replacement, whether it's Windows transfer to another computer with different hardware - before using the Sysprep utility, it's better to create a restore point just in case. As an alternative to it - a backup using the AOMEI Backupper program, which we will use to transfer the system to another computer. Before running the Sysprep utility, it is also advisable to disable the antivirus and firewall.

These preparatory steps will be enough for cases of replacing the motherboard or processor, and for transferring Windows to another computer, you will need a couple more things.

After the Sysprep utility removes the binding to the hardware components of the computer, you will need to create a backup copy of Windows. You need to do this in pre-boot mode using bootable media with a backup program. To create one, you will need a CD / DVD media or USB flash drive.

You also need to think about how to transfer backup Windows. This will require external HDD, a capacious flash drive or access to a local network resource if the computers are in the same small network. When migrating an operating system from one build of a PC to another, you can save a backup copy on the hard drive of the first PC, and then temporarily connect this drive to the second PC. If the computers are far away and the destination computer has at least some operating system, you can save a Windows backup on the source computer's hard drive. And then transfer it to the target computer using cloud storage. But even if there is no operating system on the target computer, however HDD marked up, you can put any files from the Internet on it if you boot from a Live disk (or from a disk with a Linux distribution in the mode without installing the system).

3. AOMEI Backupper bootable media

We omit this paragraph of the article for cases of replacing the motherboard or processor, but in the case of transferring Windows to another computer with a different hardware, we proceed to create a bootable media with a backup program. Using the AOMEI Backupper program, this is done very simply. We go to the last section "Utilities" and click "Create bootable media".

Then select the item "Windows PE". Click "Next".

We select the media - CD / DVD-disk, USB flash drive or ISO image. The latter must be selected if you are working with a computer based on BIOS UEFI. AOMEI Backupper cannot write UEFI bootable media. But other programs (for example, ) can do this. With the help of those, using the created AOMEI program Backupper ISO image, you will need to create UEFI bootable media.

4. Reset the hardware settings with the Sysprep utility

Now we proceed directly to removing the binding to the hardware components of the computer. Press the + R keys and in the Run command field, enter:

After clicking "OK" in the explorer, the system folder with the executable file of the Sysprep utility will open. Let's launch it.

A window with Sysprep launch settings will open. We leave the default option to go to the system welcome window (OOBE). To prevent Windows activation from flying off, do not touch the checkbox of the preparation for use option. And, on the contrary, we expose it when you need to reset the activation. Why you may need to reset the activation will be discussed below, in paragraph 8 of this article. The third, it is also the last setting - a way to complete the work. In the drop-down list, change the preset reboot to turn off the computer. Click "OK".

The Sysprep utility will do its job and the computer will shut down. The next time you start Windows, it will already adapt to the new hardware. Therefore, after turning off the computer, we can start replacing the motherboard or backing up Windows in pre-boot mode. In case of replacing the motherboard or processor, the backup items can be omitted and you can immediately start the system - to paragraph 7 of the article.

5. Windows backup without being tied to the hardware of the computer

To create a Windows backup that, after running the Sysprep utility, will not be tied to the hardware of the current computer, boot it from a previously created CD / DVD or flash drive with the AOMEI Backupper program. If an external HDD or a capacious flash drive is used to save the backup, we connect them.

In the AOMEI Backupper window, go to the "Backup" section and select "System Backup".

The disk with AOMEI Backupper will be defined as 500 MB reserved by the system, while the system disk will be marked with the letter D. Select the latter in step 1. In step 2, specify the path to the backup storage location - external media, non-system disk partition, network resource. Click "Start".

In the window of the backup process that has started, we will use the option to turn off the computer upon completion of the operation.

After creating a backup, the computer will turn off by itself, and the external, internal HDD or USB flash drive can be disconnected and connected to the target computer where Windows is planned to be transferred.

6. Restoring Windows on a computer with different hardware

By connecting the media with the created backup file to the target computer (or downloading the backup file from the cloud storage to its hard drive), now on this computer we set the boot priority from the CD/DVD or flash drive with the AOMEI Backupper program.

In the AOMEI Backupper window, we go to the "Rollback" section. Click on the path below.

Specify the path to store the backup file, after which the program will offer to restore the system from it. Click "Yes".

In the next window, at the top, click on the backup, and at the bottom, check the box "Restore the system to another location." And click "OK".

In our case, the backup file ended up on the target computer along with the hard drive seized from the source computer (Disk 1). The hard disk of the target computer (Disk 0), as we can see in the screenshot, is not even marked up. But this is not necessary. Just select it and click OK.

With a partitioned hard disk, select only the system partition. Important: when running backup programs from bootable media, the letters of the disk partitions may differ from those that appear in the system explorer. Therefore, in disk partitions, you need to navigate by their size.

If the system partition captured in the backup is smaller than the partition where Windows will be restored, we will find the option "Resize partition" in the summary window of the AOMEI Backupper operation. We press it.

In order for Windows to be restored from the backup to the entire volume of the system partition, and after it there is no unallocated disk space left, drag the slider of the visual disk layout graph to the end or to the desired limit. When finished, click "OK".

To start the process Windows Recovery In the operation summary window, click "Start".

As when creating a backup, check the box for the option to automatically turn off the computer after the system restore operation is completed.

7. Running Windows on a computer with different hardware

When you turn on the target computer, set the boot priority from the hard drive. That after replacing the motherboard, that after transferring Windows to another computer, in any of the cases we will see the same picture - the process will begin new installation computer hardware drivers. This will be followed by a welcome window with options for choosing a language, region, time zone. Specify the required information and click "Next".

If the original Windows 10 was activated, the next window is to accept the license agreement.

At the same stage, if the original Windows 10 was previously unactivated, you will be prompted to enter . This can be done later in the system itself, if you click the "Do later" option.

In the system settings window, in our case, select the standard ones.

Further, as in the usual Windows installation 10, the account creation process will follow. Do not worry about the existing account with its settings and data. She's fine, and we'll get access to her later. The new account will be temporary and can be deleted later. Select "This computer belongs to me", click "Next".

Skip the offer to create an account Microsoft entry.

And we create a local (that same temporary) account. Enter a name, leave the password fields blank and click Next.

This will be followed by the final step. Windows settings 10.

Finally, we are inside the new, just created account. Exit it: press the + X keys and select logout.

Let's go to the lock screen and see the old account. We go into it.

And we proceed to check whether everything is in order with the data. Start menu settings, desktop shortcuts, installed programs, files on the C drive - all this should remain intact.

Now it remains only to delete the temporary account if it is not needed. We go to the "Settings" application, open the "Accounts" section, and in it - "Family and other users". Delete unnecessary account.

8. Nuances of activation and launch of the original Windows

Since one product key can activate only one Windows, accordingly, there is a possibility that activation will fail on a system transferred to another computer. And this will happen shortly after the source system has access to the Internet. Microsoft allows you to transfer the activated operating system to another computer, but on the condition that it will be removed from the first computer. However, if, for example, a computer with the original Windows is transferred to another family member, this system does not have to be said goodbye. It can simply be temporarily without activation until the family budget has money to buy a new activation key. What needs to be done for this?

As mentioned, when activating the "Prepare for Use" setting, Sysprep may reset Windows activation. Reset activation is limited to only three times. This possibility in earlier Windows versions many abused to extend the trial 30-day period of use of the licensing system. In our case, the transfer of Windows was conceived along with its activation, and above, when running the Sysprep utility in its settings, we limited ourselves only to removing the binding of the computer to a specific hardware. So that the activation transferred to another does not fly off Windows computer, you must turn off the Internet before you turn on your Windows original computer. Then, after the same steps as described in the previous paragraph, in the original Windows, you need to re-run the Sysprep utility, but with the activation reset settings - that is, by checking the "Preparing for use" option.

That's all.

Have a great day!

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How to copy Windows and in what reliable, checked up program. Further, where to store a copy and on what medium, so that nothing happens to it. The thing is, our family uses the computer actively, creating accounts with limited rights does not help. From time to time, Windows with all the programs has to be reinstalled and configured again, it takes a whole day. I read your article Transferring Windows 7, but, as I understand it, it does not suit me, since I have one hard drive. I also read your article Acronis True Image Home 2011, but it's too complicated for me, you have several hard drives and many partitions there. Could you give me some simple instructions, I only have one hard drive and two volumes (C:) and (D:). Dmitry.

How to copy Windows

In order to create an archive copy of the system, it doesn’t matter: Windows XP or Windows 7, first of all you need to think about the program we need, I work with all such utilities and I can say that, for example, Acronis is quite suitable. Secondly, we need to think about where we will be copy Windows, there are many options, best of all on a portable USB hard drive, although many create a copy or correctly name a Windows backup on an additional partition hard drive. If the Windows system partition is not large, you can even use DVD discs.

There is also another section (E) with a volume of almost 300 GB and we can copy Windows and place our copy of the system on it, it will take somewhere around 3 GB, in my case, I can even use a DVD or USB flash drive to store the archive.
You can work in Acronis True Image Home from the operating system or from boot disk. It is better to immediately learn how to copy Windows or, in other words, create a system backup, as well as deploy a copy of the system in place of a damaged Windows, working from an Acronis boot disk or flash drive. Why? Firstly, it is not difficult, and secondly, you will most likely use a copy of the system when Windows falls so much that it will not boot at all, and it is better to always be ready for this. In this case, you can immediately boot from the Acronis disk and restore your Windows with all the programs in a few minutes, isn't that great.
So we create a copy of Windows in the Acronis program and place it on disk (F). Creating a system backup in the Windows graphical shell and from a boot disk looks the same. Similarly, deploying a copy of Windows in place of a damaged one also looks the same, now you will see everything for yourself. Create Bootable media Acronis (disk or flash drive), you can in the program itself, you can read it from us. How to boot your computer from a disk or flash drive, also read from us.
Boot from Acronis media.

Select backup disks.

We see that our disk (C:) is 165 GB in size, designated as (E), put a tick on it and click Next.

In this window, click Browse

and select the hard disk partition where we will create a Windows backup, in our case we don’t have to make a special choice, since the letters are mixed up, so we select (C :), which is actually (E) 300 GB.
An archived copy of Windows is called, for example, No. 1

Proceed.

Windows is being backed up.

In a running Windows 7 operating system, it will look like this, the format of a copy of Windows made in Acronis always has an extension. tib.

Try what would this copy someone accidentally deleted it.
Now let's imagine that Windows does not boot up for you and none of our articles from the System Restore section helped, then we have only one hope for an archived copy of Windows 7. The recovery will be complete, that is, everything that is on your disk (C :) will be replaced by the contents of the archive. So if you have important data on your drive (C:), you should use any Live CD and copy it to a safe place, otherwise it will be lost.
Boot from Acronis media and select Recovery.

Review

We go for a copy to the disk (C :), which is actually (E) and see our archive there. Select it and click OK.

Hi admin, just bought new computer with a quad-core processor and a two-gig graphics card and now I want to transfer Windows 7 along with hard drive from the old computer to the new one. The only thing that confuses is that on the old and on the new computer motherboards and different processors, even in my Windows 7 there are two users, that is, two accounts - mine and my younger brother. Both my brother and I have a lot installed programs, I would like to transfer windows 7 to another computer along with existing accounts, installed programs and personal files.
I read your article and now I’m thinking of applying this method for Windows 7, since the sysprep utility is present in both Windows 7 and Windows 8. I think everything will work out, but I’m worried - will Windows and installed software be transferred, after all, motherboards are different!
And another question - what if I need to transfer Windows 7 completely to another computer with a different hard drive. How to act in this case?

How to transfer Windows 7 to another computer

Hello, friends! This is very easy to do and does not depend on how many accounts you have in the system. To migrate, we will use the built-in sysprep utility in Windows 7, designed specifically to prepare a customized Windows image together with installed programs to be transferred to another computer (preferably with a similar architecture). For those who want to completely transfer the configured operating system to another computer, there is also information in this article.

• Note : If you are interested in the article, visit the special section where from one hard drive to another.
• If you have a laptop, then you may find articles useful.

For example, let's move Windows 7 from my old work computer to a new one with a quad-core processor. My old and new computer also have different motherboards and different processors. Will Windows migrate? Let's hope that in most cases this method works even if a completely different hardware is installed on the computer to which we want to transfer Windows 7.
My Windows 7 also has two accounts "Alex" (administrator) and "Andrey" (simple Account) and both of them should function successfully after transferring the system to another computer. Almost all installed programs will start and work. Note: before starting the process of transferring Windows 7, I recommend that you play it safe and, if something goes wrong, you can recover from this image.
And yet, if you have DAEMON Tools, Alcohol 120%, or UltraISO programs installed, I recommend deleting them, it would not be superfluous to uninstall the antivirus, because if this is not done, the error “Windows could not complete system setup. To resume the setup, restart the computer ”In some cases, it is worth restarting the computer again (sometimes several times) and the error will disappear.

So, run the command prompt as an administrator and enter the command slmgr / dlv ,

a window appears, in which we can see the remaining amount of transferring Windows to other computers.

System preparation program window.

We set everything as in the screenshot and click OK.

1. Putting the system into OOBE mode - the operating system transfer mode is activated the next time the system starts.
2. Preparation for use - all data that should not be copied with the image (security identifiers (SIDs), activation information, and so on) will be deleted from the system, but installed programs should be transferred without much difficulty.
Windows 7 prepares to transfer to another computer for several minutes, then the computer turns off.

Note: then you can successfully deploy this distribution of the seven to other computers, the only thing you will need to do after installation is to enter license key system or Windows will only work for 30 days and will ask for activation (everything is fair).

We dismantle our hard drive from the old computer and connect it to the new computer. Turn on the computer. operating room Windows system 7 updates registry configuration settings,

starts the services

Sometimes at this stage of the Windows 7 migration, the error " Windows was unable to complete system setup. To resume setup, restart your computer» In some cases, it is worth restarting the computer again (sometimes several times) and the error will disappear. Sometimes this error appears due to the installed antivirus or programs DAEMON Tools, Alcohol 120%, UltraISO, I recommend removing them before transferring the system.

binding to new equipment is carried out, devices are installed,

system configuration settings apply

The computer is being prepared for first use. Reboot.

Video performance is being tested.

How to transfer Windows 7 to another computer or local drive. detailed instructions

This article will discuss how to transfer Windows 7 from local drive C to local drive D. This method is a universal instruction and is suitable for solving the following problems:

1. Transfer Windows 7 to another computer
2. Transferring Windows 7 to another hard drive or local drive

I just want to warn you! This article is primarily aimed at advanced computer users. If you are on “you” with the computer, then there should be no problems understanding the instructions for transferring Windows to another disk or hard drive. If you are a novice user, then read the article carefully from cover to cover. If you understand all the points of the instructions and you have no questions, then great. If this seems complicated to you, then think carefully! It might be easier for you to install new windows to the right section!

Well, it seems to have figured it out) Well, now we inhale and let's go ...)

Why is migrating Windows 7 better than just reinstalling it?

Sometimes a situation arises that you do not need to reinstall the Windows 7 operating system, but transfer it to another computer or another drive, for example, from drive C to drive D and at the same time save all settings, installed programs, drivers, etc.

Of course, you can put clean system. But then you will have to install drivers, programs, etc. In general, it is long and painful. And if we move Windows to another drive, then save all settings plus a lot of time, effort and energy. Wherein the system will remain exactly in the state to which you are accustomed, but already on another local disk or hard drive.

Let's now take a closer look at the process of moving an operating system from one local drive to another drive (or from one computer to another).

Instruction

Step 1 - Backing up Windows 7

We have two local drives. Disk C and Disk D. The operating system is installed on disk C, and it needs to be transferred to disk D. First of all, before transferring the system, you need to make a backup copy (backup).

For this I use Acronis True Image. After creating a backup, you will need to place it on another local drive (E, F, G, etc.). But not on drive C (since it is a system drive) and not on D, because we will install Windows there.

By the way, when using Acronis, you need to be careful - the program marks disks in its own way if it works with bootable flash drive or disc, so be careful. In this case, I am guided by the size of the disks, and not by the letter.

Making a Backup

Making a backup is very easy. Launch Acronis True Image and follow the steps shown in the photo below:

Let's start the backup:

Specify the drive on which Windows is installed:

Create a new archive (backup):

Disable scheduling:

Choose an incremental backup type:

Here we leave everything as it is (by default):

You can set up password protection for your backup:

Redundancy settings (default):

Step 2 - Transfer Windows to another drive (computer, hard drive)

OK. The backup is created and located on a third-party local disk or hard drive. Now you need to restore it to the local disk D.

Make it very easy! Start Acronis True Image again. Now instead of paragraph "Backup" choose item "Recovery". And perform actions that practically repeat the steps of creating a backup:

Select the Windows 7 backup we created and click "Restore":

Select the item "Recover disks or partitions":

Despite the fact that we need to put the system on drive D, in this window we still select the local drive C !!!:

Change the location for unpacking the backup:

Select drive D to install Windows 7 into it from our backup:

Settings changed! Now the system will be unpacked to the local disk D!!!:

Click the Start button:

After that, the computer will go to reboot!

Acronis True Image will automatically download, so don't worry, just wait! After the program is loaded, start the recovery and, if necessary, repeat the steps described above!

If you are transferring Windows to another hard drive!

I would like to note that if you do not intend to use your old hard drive anymore, then before deploying the system to a new hard drive, it is better to remove it - this will avoid conflicts when there are two identical operating systems on the computer.

After the deployment has happened (hopefully successfully) to drive D, the computer needs to be restarted.

As a result, you get two working operating systems on your computer: on Disk C and on Disk D, or on another disk if you have unpacked the backup on another hard drive.

Step 3 - Removing the old operating system

After a reboot, the old system will boot anyway. To work only with the new one, you need to remove the old OS. Consider the removal procedure through.

Windows 7. You have a menu in which there are two items - Install and System Restore. We need the second item:

In the recovery options, you need to select the first item "Use recovery tools ..." and click Next. After that, another menu appears and selects the last item in it - “Command Prompt”.

Enter the Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd command, which scans all partitions hard drives for an operating system. The command finds the second version of the system on disk F and offers to add it to the boot list. You need to confirm your choice with Y.

After confirming the addition to the download, type in command line Exit and you will see a boot menu for your installed operating systems. After that, you select the second system (recovered). After loading, the boot disk is automatically assigned the name C, and not D, as it was.

Please note that your old C drive has disappeared from Explorer altogether. But in fact, he has not gone anywhere, he just does not have a label. You can assign it manually through Disk Management. Entering here, you will see an unmarked disk. Assign it manually a letter that is convenient for you, say F and that's it, it will reappear in the explorer.

Assign a letter to the local drive:

That's the whole instruction for transferring Windows to another local drive.

By the way, after the restoration, most likely, your Windows 7 may request re-activation.

Under certain conditions, during the installation of the Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating system, a hidden partition is automatically created System Reserved (Reserved by the system). Thus, the operating system can be located on one or two partitions. The main purpose of the hidden partition is to store and protect the boot files of the operating system - from this partition the operating system starts. This section has a size of 100÷350 MB (the size is selected automatically by the system),
Attributes of this section:

• System
• Active
• Main section

If the operating system is located on two partitions, the first hidden partition is not visible in Windows in the "My Computer" window (can be seen in the "Disk Management" program. The second is visible in Windows in the "My Computer" window under the letter C. In the second is the rest of the operating system files - its size is selected by the user when installing the operating system, depending on the expected number of updates, installed programs and user documents.
On the page of this site, we will consider an example of transferring such a “two-partitioned” operating system to a new hard drive. This operation is not very complicated and consists of two stages:

Let's consider each of them in more detail.

Creating an image of partitions of the Windows 7 operating system.

At this stage, we will, roughly speaking, copy all the files from two hard disk partitions with the Windows 7 operating system into one archive, which is called an image. For this purpose, we will use Acronis True Image 2014 Premium.
Download Acronis True Image 2014 / Acronis Disk Director 11 and burn to CD DVD CD (or flash drive) you can follow these links.
You can download Acronis True Image 2011, for example, from a flash drive - see
Below we continue to consider in detail the transfer of Windows 7 using Acronis True Image 2014 Premium to a new hard drive launched from a flash drive:
We insert the USB flash drive and run (reboot the computer). During startup, using the F12 key (or others designed for this purpose), open the boot menu, in which we select boot from a USB flash drive. We look.
Through the menu, - launch Acronis True Image 2014 Premium. The start window of Acronis True Image 2014 Premium opens.

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Go to the "Backup" tab.

Figure 2

On the "Backup" tab that opens, select "Back up disks and partitions. Back up your computer."

Figure 3

In the "Backup Wizard" window that opens, in the obligatory step "Select data", you are prompted to select the partitions to be backed up.
Here in our case we see three disks:

• Disk 1, - NTFS (Data 2) (F), - we are going to place the archive on it;
• Disk 2, - with three partitions, two of which contain the Windows 7 operating system.
• Disk 3, - flash drive from which Acronis True Image 2014 Premium was loaded.

On Disk 2, we mark the partitions related to the operating system that we are going to archive:

• NTFS (OS win7) (C) Main
• NTFS (No Label) Main, Act.

Figure 4

In the next mandatory step "Archive storage", select the action - enable the option "Create a new backup archive" and to select the location for storing the backup, press the button Review.

Figure 5

In the "Search for storage" window that opens, select the disk (folder), "File type" and enter the "File name" under which the archive will be saved. Leave the backup archive file type as default: *. tib.
We press the button OK, - the Search for storage window closes.

Figure 6

In the Backup Wizard window, click the button Further.

Figure 7

In the "Backup Wizard" window, "Summary data" appears, - click the button Proceed.

Figure 8

Operations have begun.
We are waiting, - upon completion, a message appears about the successful completion of the operations.

Figure 9

Pushing a button OK, - close the message about the successful completion of the operation, and close the Acronis True Image 2014 Premium program window and shut down the computer.
For reference: The files of the operating system located on two sections of the hard disk with a total volume of 12.01 GB (in the shown case, no programs were installed and there were practically no user documents) in the archive began to have a volume of 5.29 GB. Archive name: archive_2r__ful_b1_s1_v1.tib.
The system image has been created. Now let's move on to the next step.

Operating system recoveryWindows7 from the image on the new disk.

We change in computer hard disk to a new one, or we restore it on another computer - in this case, the hard disk is not marked. Acronis True Image 2014 Premium allows you to restore the operating system on another computer - the image created above by the method described above can be "connected" to a computer and removable media.
In the same way as described above, we launch Acronis True Image 2014 Premium from a flash drive.

Figure 10

Select the "Recovery" tab.

Figure 11

On the "Recovery" tab that opens, click the button Looking for backup...

Figure 12

Specify where the created backup image is located and click the button OK.

Figure 13

Click on the field "Recovery disks. Restore your computer from a backup."

Figure 14

Select our found copy and press the button Further.

Figure 15

Choose a recovery method, - turn on the options Recover disks or partitions and UseAcronisUniversalrestore. Acronis Universal Restore allows you to restore a system volume from an image to any computer, regardless of the hardware configuration.

Figure 16

Specify additional repositories where you want to search for drivers for installed devices.
Enable the options "Search for drivers on removable media" and "Search for drivers in the following sources:".
Click +Add search path and show the way.
If you do not have such sources, it's okay. The system itself will find drivers on the Internet.
We press the button Further.

Figure 17

We select the recovery items - since we need to restore two partitions and the master boot record, we turn on the "Disk 2" option. Checkboxes will automatically appear - two partitions to be restored and MBR. We press the button Further.

Figure 18

Next, you need to make recovery settings for each partition. Let's start setting up the recovery of the first partition. Here it is marked with the letter G, - in Windows 7 it will be hidden (it will not be visible in the "My Computer" window). In the "Partition storage (required)" field, click on the link New storage .

Figure 19

Select the unallocated space Disk 2 (to which we restore the system) and press the button To accept.

Figure 20

We make further settings for restoring the first partition. We take into account that the computer was booted from a USB flash drive, the partition letters will not match those that will be when Windows 7 is subsequently loaded, so in the "Logical drive letter" field, select "Automatically". In the "Section Type" field, click on the link .

Figure 21

To accept.

Figure 22

To check the size of the first section, - in the "Partition size" field, click on the link Change default settings .

Figure 23

To accept.

Figure 24

The recovery settings for the first partition are completed - click the button Further.

Figure 25

Let's start setting up the recovery of the second partition. In the "Partition storage (required)" field, click on the link New storage .

Figure 26

We select a place for the second partition, - mark the unused space of Disk 2 and press the button To accept.

Figure 27

We continue the settings for restoring the second partition in the "Logical drive letter" field, select "Automatic". In the "Section Type" field, click on the link Change default settings .

Figure 28

We agree with the enabled option "Basic" and press the button To accept.

Figure 29

To check the size of the second section, - in the "Partition size" field, click on the link Change default settings .

Figure 30

We agree with the sizes and press the button To accept.

Figure 31

The recovery settings for the first and second partitions are completed - click the button Further.

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Select disk 2 for MBR recovery and press the button Further.

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We check the summary data - if everything is correct, press the button Proceed.

Figure 34

Data recovery in progress...

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Upon completion of the data recovery process, we restart the computer, as a result of which the Windows 7 operating system starts. During startup, the system is automatically configured and the missing drivers are installed from the Internet.
When restoring to another computer, the operating system may not be activated. In this case, you can activate it again, - look
Here is an example of transferring a “two-partitioned” operating system to a new hard drive - with “one separate” everything is easier. We do everything in the same way, specifying only one partition and MBR.