Hi

We have two identical laptops and have painstakingly set one up (installing programs, internet, networking etc.)

Is there a way to copy this one to the other and have a different username, windows licence etc?

Or do I have to sit for hours installing everything again?

Any help appreciated

regards Melissa

You can copy data by networking the two.

Copying programs? No.

Can it be done using Norton Ghost or something similar?

I want to make an exact duplicate of one laptop (which is setup and has programs installed) on another identical laptop but have a different username, some settings and windows xp pro licence on each.

I tried to clone the drives but this has not been sucessful :-(

Melissa

No. First off any OS needs to be installed on a particular motherboard.

Programs then need to re installed into that particular registry.

You can use TODO Backup from easeus.com (free program) to completely copy your drive. Everything will be the same, and it should boot just fine. Once installed, change your windows key to the one for that laptop & reactivate. I have sucessfully done this.

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