Data transfer from XP to Vista

Discussion in 'Acronis True Image Product Line' started by Greymouser, Jul 12, 2008.

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  1. Greymouser

    Greymouser Registered Member

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    Hi,

    I did a complete HDD backup from XP Pro to a removeable hard drive, using Acronis True Image Home 11. I then formatted the computer HDD and Installed Vista Business.

    How do I go about copying the data from the removeable hard drive to the original HDD which now has Vista on it? No instructions came with the Acronis software, other than how to install it. For some reason the Users Guide on the CD won't open.

    Thanks

    Greymouser
     
  2. K0LO

    K0LO Registered Member

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    Greymouser:

    I'm assuming that you have already installed True Image Home 11 on Vista. If not, do so now. Be sure to install the latest version (check on your account on Acronis web site to see if there are any builds newer than the one you have now on the CD).

    Browse to your image file on your external hard disk. Right-click on the file and choose "Mount". Follow the steps in the wizard, choosing the partition(s) from the image file that you need access to. When done, your image will be mounted as a virtual disk drive. From there, browse around and copy/paste any of your files to your new Vista installation.
     
  3. Greymouser

    Greymouser Registered Member

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    Thanks, Mark! I'll let you know how it comes out.
     
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    On the Vista OS, you'll still have to install the applications that made those data files.
     
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