Restoring windows7 img to new motherboard(chipset)?

bertybenno · 12 Jan 2010 at 20:07

Have a new motherboard on the way Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2 (from ocuk) to replace my asus p5b deluxe 775,i created a full backup img in windows 7 64bit is it possible to restore using this img then uninstall old chipset drivers then install new ones, or is a fresh install be the best way.

theheyes · 12 Jan 2010 at 20:41

Fresh install is the best way, but you could try and it might boot - beyond that though you might experience some bugginess if it works at all.

The other option would be to generalise the install before you took an image of it, but if you've only got a few files and a few programs to stick on it would probably be less work to do a clean install.

Lee · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:23

I agree with the fresh install approach. Risking lots of niggly problems otherwise.

bertybenno · 12 Jan 2010 at 21:38

thanks guys,will bite the bullet and go fresh install

ns400r · 12 Jan 2010 at 22:34

Given that a restore shouldn't take too long, why not give it a try and let us know what happens.