How Do I move entire Windows 8 with all system files to a New Hard drive?

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that's the idea, isn't it? how else do you clone drive?

 

you're welocme

 

yup, type at the start screen "windows 7 file recovery" and click settings to find it. Then click image. However that is gone in Windows Blue leaks, dunno if it will be gone in the final release of 8.1.

 

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Easiest Way I found. to do what you want is the old fashion way. Easy Transfer - chose what you want to transfer.... works great, and easy to do.....
works just like the old XP- thru Win 7 Easy Transfer... only better.

 

Dism could help, capture online image, modify winPE to include dism, boot through winPE apply on new HD and done

 

Call me old school, but I still use Norton "Ghost"
Made myself a USB bootable version and always does the trick.
I use "Ghost" since 2001 and never let me down.

 

I've done the same with Acronis True Image for years - bootable USB - no problems.

 

You didn't copy boot partition most likely. You were supposed to clone entire drive.

 

I can only promote the freeware I am using. (no trial no nagging for money) It is fully functional and does the job with ease.

macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

check it out man

 

Thanks for this tip.
Found a portable version and made a bootable WinPE from the program.
Used it already a couple of times, cause I am testing a lot what I can and cannot do with Windows 8.
Macrium Reflect is the alternative for me now, thanks again

 

The small-ish 350MB partition is the boot partition. Please check if it is the Active partition.

 

Reflect is faster and has better compression rate