Originally Posted by
Tennisbum
Do you really have so many programs that it would be burdensome to install them individually? You'll probably need to update the drivers anyway if you're moving to a new operating system.
It's a breeze to move all your files on network.
Excuse my naivete, but if it were me, I'd install the programs individually and more the files wirelessly.
I completely agree. This approach of using a drive imaging tool is a recipe for disaster, Windows just wasn't designed for that sort of migration to completely new hardware, there is an extremely high possibility of things ending up completely messed up, drivers half added / removed, etc. Additionally, it will
never be as fast as a clean install on the new hardware, with only the required drivers installed.
I would strongly advise against any other approach.