Ghosting Vista.

BoomAM · 4 Aug 2007 at 10:30

Hi.
Does anyone know if its possible to ghost Vista?
I remember a problem a while back i had at work, i tryed ghosting my Vista laptop, errored, and then when it got into windows it started complaining about authentication again?

Im waiting for some new PC parts to come through the post, and what i want to do is install Vista, the drivers, all my essential apps, then ghost it to a HDD for quick restoral.

Ideas?

Thanks in advance all.

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BoomAM · 4 Aug 2007 at 12:38

Nope.
Acronis isnt an option. I already have ghost.

BoomAM · 7 Aug 2007 at 11:02

So....why is it that if i ghost my laptop windows complains about being tampered with and that its not genuine, forcing me to faff with cd keys and activations all over again?

BoomAM · 7 Aug 2007 at 16:59

m4cc45 said:
Are you ghosting within Windows or from DOS?

M.

From DOS.
When i try to ghost it errors, i reboot, then it complains.

BoomAM · 9 Aug 2007 at 10:32

Am i correct in thinking that theres a way to backup and restore Vista to a completely different hardware setup? Because if so, thats a cracking move on Microsofts part, makes upgrades to new systems so much more painless.