New laptop--- clone hard drive?
My laptop HP an Elitebook 8770w (2017?) is beginning to have a few mechanical problems. The screen is cracked and the CD drive is not working. Instead of repairing this laptop I have found a very good...
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If that laptop has an actual hard drive
I'd remove the drive and install in a case (you can get cases at most of the better computer stores) And turn it into a USB external.
Cloning and transfering everything to a new computer might work. or not. I'm not up on the current state but last time I worked on that kind of thing you could transfer data all day long but programs might (or not) and the operating system was tied to embedded serial numbers in the hardware. Would not work on a new computer less you bought a new license.
And they would not let you use the new license that came with your new computer.
I'd remove the drive and install in a case (you can get cases at most of the better computer stores) And turn it into a USB external.
Cloning and transfering everything to a new computer might work. or not. I'm not up on the current state but last time I worked on that kind of thing you could transfer data all day long but programs might (or not) and the operating system was tied to embedded serial numbers in the hardware. Would not work on a new computer less you bought a new license.
And they would not let you use the new license that came with your new computer.
