From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Ya, for sure (keeping old one intact).

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Glenn M.
"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:45c8b7a0$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Drivers might be a problem for you with that kind of disk set up, and I
> haven't done it with a server OS yet.
>
> Just make sure the old machine stays intact until you test everything on
> the new one. 
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> Bob Comer
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> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:45c8b552{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Kewl, then I suspect it works as advertised.  Any
"gotcha's" to look out
>> for?  I'm looking for a reliable method to move off an old HP 2LC
>> Netserver (dual PII 333) to a more "modern" server.  The box has a
>> separate Raid 5 array for all the data storage, and dual Mirrored drives
>> for OS install, and is our domain controller.
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>> Glenn M.
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:45c8b027$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> More than tried, used it twice.
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>>> Bob Comer
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>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:45c8a711$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> True.
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried it, or just looked at it at this point?
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>>>> Glenn M.
>>>> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:45c8a6a6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Sounds like a variation of the Image Prep option,
where you could
>>>>>> create a custom loadable image, that would run
thru the detect phase
>>>>>> during first boot after the drive is imaged.
>>>>>
>>>>> The idea is kind of the same but it goes about the job
differently.
>>>>> Image prepping also messes with things like computer name and
>>>>> membership too, and you don't want that on a real restore.
>>>>>
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>>>>> Bob Comer
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>>>>> "Glenn Meadows" 
wrote in message
>>>>> news:45c8a4cd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>> Sounds like a variation of the Image Prep option,
where you could
>>>>>> create a custom loadable image, that would run
thru the detect phase
>>>>>> during first boot after the drive is imaged.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Like the tool OEM's can use to have a semi
standard image, include
>>>>>> the specific drivers for all their hardware, and
then when the
>>>>>> machine is first turned on, it detects what system
it's on, and
>>>>>> installs appropriately.
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>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>> "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>>>>>> news:45c8876d{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>> If you can't restore to new hardware then
you just have a copy not
>>>>>>>> a backup.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's exactly what all the backup software
I've seen does. The
>>>>>>> problem is not the backup software, it's the
way Windows works
>>>>>>> that's the problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Acronis Universal restore basically wipes
out all knowledge of
>>>>>>> what the previous hardware was and forces it
to redetect, that's
>>>>>>> quite a bit more complex than just image
backup/restore. (I think
>>>>>>> you can add drivers too, but I'm not sure, and
it still isn't
>>>>>>> universal restore if it doesn't...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Bob Comer
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>>>>>>> "Geo."  wrote
in message
>>>>>>> news:45c7fc80$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>> If you can't restore to new hardware then
you just have a copy not
>>>>>>>> a backup.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Geo.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Glenn Meadows"
 wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:45c7dcaa{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>>> Just that type of backup, where you
can restore/re-image to
>>>>>>>>> different hardware.
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Glenn M.
>>>>>>>>> "Geo."
 wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:45c7cd40$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>>>>>>> which is just a nice way of saying
pay more if you want the
>>>>>>>>>> backup to actually work.. 
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