Here is a better view of my storage partitions. In between it had also went thru multiple Windows hard crashes that could not boot no matter what I did, and I had to reimage the entire partitions back via Macrium. I used Macrium to clone that 128GB and port it installed new to the 256GB. Its also went thru a storage change from HDD to 128GB SSD and now this 256GB SSD. Since I'm not using that laptop anymore might as well reuse back the legit Windows and save me that cost. Its a 10 yo Ivy Bridge lappie that was originally on Win8, that got updated to Win8.1, then thru subsequent versions of Win10 until this 20H2. You can select what is transferred.Yeah ur right, it was from a Laptop that itself was unable to update so I know this problem isn't hardware related as its the same when I ported over to my new PC. A few needed reinstalling.ĭon't use that for really big programs or security software. Often even the licenses of programs were transferred- not all. I have done this a couple of times- years ago - with consderable success. Install that program and use it to transfer your programs, accounts, settings and data from the disk image of your present ' C: ' to the new Win 10 installation. Get a copy of either Easeus ToDo PCTrans or Laplink PCMover (1 off license fee - it used to be there was a lower cost version if you were using a disk image as the 'old PC'.Į. Put a disk in your PC as the only disk - this will become your new system disk.ĭ. There is a way to possibly recover your working environment and programs (depending on whether the corruption that exists doesn't interfere): that is to transfer your programs and accounts to a new installation.Ī. However, as your existing installation is damaged and apparently not recoverable, there is one more option open. Still await screenshot of your partitions If I understand correctly, you took a Windows system disk from one device, when Windows was already stuck on 20H2 and failing to upgrade, and put it in another.ġ.

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