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Can you just "SWAP" a hard drive into a different computer?
Can you take a working hard drive from a dead computer and just install it in a working computer and have it boot to Windows and just work? In today's video, I answer that question...and the results might just surprise you!
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @steveflanagan1488
    @steveflanagan1488 46 хвилин тому

    Love your videos. BTW, I tried to click the links on your sponsor, keysfan and it's not allowing me access to the site? Ideas? Thanks. Would like to buy a key!

    • @AskYourComputerGuy
      @AskYourComputerGuy 4 хвилини тому

      Thanks! Just checked, this works. You can get any key from this link: www.keysfan.com/windows-11-professional-key.html?ksf=aycg1

  • @claycassin8437
    @claycassin8437 Годину тому

    Yes. If it isn't a system drive, then it is plug and play compatible (SATA or IDE adapter, of course). New versions of Windows can readjust(repair) itself to new hardware more often than not, so even that is usually possible, not that I would be that ham fisted about a system change myself. Always start fresh while you are at it. It's work, but nothing done right is easy.

  • @randyh5465
    @randyh5465 Годину тому

    I have 2 ASUS 534U laptops. Can I can clone one hard drive out of one laptop and install it in the other laptop? What changes do I need to make to have these two laptops operate the same?

  • @DukeStarbuckle
    @DukeStarbuckle Годину тому

    "Open the pod-bay doors, HAL."

  • @MrVidification
    @MrVidification 2 години тому

    file extensions should be enabled but locked by default, or with the changing of extensions linked to UAC. A computer with issues may not need a drive wipe and may sometimes be saved via a windows 11 or 10 reset, selecting the option to 'keep my files' (using an sd card with a windows iso written to it). With earlier windows systems a reset may wipe everything, so tread with caution). Or you could just connect the drive to another pc to save documents

  • @melissahollister1405
    @melissahollister1405 3 години тому

    Hi. So my computer will not boot up past the Windows blue screen...I have tried all the troubleshooting steps, except downloading Windows to a flash drive....which is where I will go next....but what if none of these options work???

    • @AskYourComputerGuy
      @AskYourComputerGuy 2 години тому

      If none of these tips worked, your only remaining option is to do just that. Install Windows clean off an installer flash drive and you'll be good to go.

  • @AlGritzmacher
    @AlGritzmacher 4 години тому

    One word: RUFUS

  • @aryannarotra7487
    @aryannarotra7487 5 годин тому

    I swapped the SSDs from my Core i5 CPU to Core 2 Duo. Both have Windows 11.

  • @michaelbiggs7129
    @michaelbiggs7129 6 годин тому

    This is such a good presentation..Thank you 🙏

  • @dada210
    @dada210 6 годин тому

    Use a safer and private search engine and stay away from Google (is Very Evil; which is why I turned down a position with them years ago)!

  • @rocket-man-
    @rocket-man- 7 годин тому

    Clones are often a good solution but aren't always possible with failed drives depending on the severity of the failure. As a tech most of my clones were replacing working HDDs with SSDs or migrating from an older PC to another. A solid 30-40% were from failing/failed HDDs to new drives, but these weren't always successful and could take ages. I did actually have a ddrescue clone take 28 days once, new hard drive booted up with Windows like nothing ever happened lol. Any weird ones you've come across?

  • @MuzammilAdam-ls4ij
    @MuzammilAdam-ls4ij 8 годин тому

    What about the computer 🖥 when we copy is error

  • @linuxxxunil
    @linuxxxunil 8 годин тому

    What about hidden partitions?

    • @rocket-man-
      @rocket-man- 7 годин тому

      Most cloning software operates on a sector-by-sector basis, it doesn't care whether or not there are partitions, what's in them, or how they're configured. A hidden partition will be copied to the new drive as the data still exists, it's just not visible via conventional means.

  • @cmarie06
    @cmarie06 10 годин тому

    Does anything MS have to be on my desktop at all

  • @kewtd72
    @kewtd72 10 годин тому

    i disagree, more ram is way better depending on your activites as i do a lot of 3d rendering and some gaming , i went full out with my pc using 4 4tb nvme and 128ddr4 with a ryzen 5950x which plays all AAA games with a 7900xtx with no issues in cooling or multitasking.

  • @HideorEscape
    @HideorEscape 16 годин тому

    Very recently I upgraded my pc components, did an update on windows, restarted then I got locked out of my pc because I couldn't login using microsoft account no matter what even when I entered my password correctly it rejected it and said it is wrong. I even reset my password and still rejected it! I had to boot into recovery menu and do a complete reset of windows.

  • @dereklee2590
    @dereklee2590 16 годин тому

    What if I have windows 7

  • @yonatan_max_art
    @yonatan_max_art 17 годин тому

    When setting up my computer it didn't give me a choice to set up a local account... There was no 'skip' or 'do this later', or 'next' button, so you had to create a microsoft account... but when I purchased the computer I don't recall seeing anywhere about the pc forcing the user to accept onedrive... When I tried to unlink my pc, I got errors... giving the impression it can't function without Onedrive... I don't feel they were up front about what they were asking of me, or telling me...

  • @Johnny-re7dm
    @Johnny-re7dm 19 годин тому

    im pretty sure im infected by lojax, or at least another rootkit. :(

  • @MrChrisRP
    @MrChrisRP 19 годин тому

    Very technical here and all that, but just haven't followed gear too much in recent years. I see stuff here and there and haven't been under a rock though. Very quickly: If I wanted to build new system and only concerned with MOBO, MEMORY and CPU, 32 GB total DDRx at least, what do I start looking at for best bang of buck. No other considerations necessary. I got all that. Just want to know what YOU all would say. As a basic guide to question: Not looking for very high or very low end. 2 years old or so is ok and probably preferred.

  • @kixkzplayzroblox
    @kixkzplayzroblox 20 годин тому

    What do I do if I can’t even pull up the task manager

  • @cstcomputers
    @cstcomputers 23 години тому

    DID NOT WORK DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE

  • @Odd-Bike
    @Odd-Bike 23 години тому

    I also recommend mediacat, but you will need a usb 3 drive and a usb 3 port to work flawlessly

    • @AskYourComputerGuy
      @AskYourComputerGuy 23 години тому

      I've heard good things about Medicat

    • @Odd-Bike
      @Odd-Bike 9 годин тому

      @@AskYourComputerGuy yeah, comes with Linux distorts, hirerens, recovery tools, boot menus, etc

  • @cstcomputers
    @cstcomputers День тому

    when i try and add the username to administrators using local group i get an sytax error

  • @grovermiller1387
    @grovermiller1387 День тому

    So basically what I’m hearing is this computer is meant for working which is totally fine but my grandmother works at the state attorney place. I am 16. I’m not sure if this is the exact right computer. The one she’s looking at is a 21.5 inch display but for some reason it’s not $500. It’s 1000. But she’s looking to put $200 into raffle tickets dollar a raffle tickets hopefully I win lol. What I would be using this computer for to hook up to my speakers and play music And play PCVR if you know what that is I’m pretty sure it said that the rising 5000 series 7 was in this computer and I looked it up and it said that should be fine for playing PCVR thank you for the video❤

  • @bananagaming527
    @bananagaming527 День тому

    the storage gets taken up from nothing L comp

  • @toomuchcandor3293
    @toomuchcandor3293 День тому

    Honestly your calm tone is v helpful. Makes me think its actually doable

  • @SleNderMax147
    @SleNderMax147 День тому

    I thank you with all myself you are the best👏👏🙏🙏

  • @thomasmcmaster6563
    @thomasmcmaster6563 День тому

    Thank you so much, you are a life saver! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

  • @sohailsamson828
    @sohailsamson828 День тому

    The downloads are in a ZIP format and not iso. Please let me know how to deal with it. Thank you

  • @sohailsamson828
    @sohailsamson828 День тому

    Great video. I had an issue opening the "HBCD_PE_x64.iso" file, which downloads in a ZIP format, and when I extract the file, it converts into a bunch of folders and files and not the iso file to proceed any further. Please help. Thank you

  • @jcmurr2669
    @jcmurr2669 День тому

    Disks are write protected so that didn't work. No option to reset so that didn't work.

  • @catherinem2215
    @catherinem2215 День тому

    Thanks for this! Had an old netbook with S mode on - would like to use it again but need to use Chrome for work stuff. Have disabled S mode.

  • @genestanley553
    @genestanley553 День тому

    I just looked at Amazon and this SSD is now $70!

  • @joesmith2844
    @joesmith2844 День тому

    You actually absolutely can use bitlocker without a Microsoft account, just choose to print the key instead of saving it to your Microsoft account t during bitlocker setup. All my drives are encrypted with bitlocker using xts-aes-256 encryption (which can be configured with local group policy editor: gpedit.msc. And I am not logged in or even have a Microsoft account on my computer. Also during bitlocker setup it literally tells you your recovery key and to print or save it because you may loose access to your data without it. So it’s kind of whoever’s fault who skipped reading the simple instructions.

  • @NemencioRas
    @NemencioRas День тому

    I've been using that method for the past 25 years.

  • @truthful3777
    @truthful3777 День тому

    I plan to change my old laptop mechanical HDD 500gB to a 250g SSD. In my old laptop i partitioned to 2 partition being C and D Drive. I intend to just copy just the C partition to the SSD. Thks

  • @davidgreen7993
    @davidgreen7993 День тому

    my computer will not download this file. iTs saying virus

  • @mason5509
    @mason5509 День тому

    I like to run Linux on one half of the partition and Windows on the other half,so I agree this is nice when forced into a do you want to format partition prompt 👍

  • @linuxxxunil
    @linuxxxunil День тому

    What if the pc was not a brand name? Home made or self assembled? Thanks

  • @txkflier
    @txkflier День тому

    I hate partitions. I’ve had to start over because the Windows partition ran out of space. And if the Windows partition fails on a hard drive, what good is the rest of it?

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    12:55 use OEM recovery disk to create factory image with all drivers & preloaded software included awesome. only this was new to me, and important enough to be liked just for this lol.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    10:46 there're other things like medi-cats and linux that u can use... glad u shaerd this (:

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    3:19 _"win8: u'll have to download iso files [dierctly]"_ thats nice actually. use it with rufus FOSS utility in windows.

    • @yash1152
      @yash1152 День тому

      7:38 ha, gotcha. rufus is awesome. glad the hiren's they made the wise decision.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    7:54 does smth similar to this repair tool containing boot iso exist based off of some linux distro too? that would be much more trustable to me tbh.

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    5:30 _"now once the iso is finished"_ so, we're gonna entirely skip the checksum match. wow!!

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 День тому

    4:05 _"after about 10-15 mins, it will ..."_ uh ohw, its not just "10-15 mins"; its ~4.5 GB of download (for 64bit), however long it may take to download that depending on the network speed.

  • @DJLTheSilentGeneration
    @DJLTheSilentGeneration День тому

    I have an Acer Aspire laptop I run Win 10 on. It has an SSD drive. But, I wanted to try Linux Zorin OS, so I got the Ventoy USB with Zorin burned on it. Booting from that USB, the installation process started. I chose the option to install Zorin which erased my disk however, the Zorin installation nearly completed and then stopped without warning. I tried to reboot three times with no success, so I reinstalled Win10. But I don't understand why it did this. It just does not like Linux but prefers Windows.

  • @HeKnows369
    @HeKnows369 День тому

    My son said he u plugged his computer ( instead of turning it off) then this happened when he turned it back on…. Any suggestions