Windows 7 Need help with tranfer my windows 7 drive to a diffrent drive

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Need help with tranfer my windows 7 drive to a different drive

I have 2 drives: c: which contains the windows and d: for everything else.
1. I've used "backup and restore" and created drive image on a usb hard-drive.
2. i've formated drive c: booted with "ubuntu" and copied all my flies to c:
3. i've booted with windows 7 installation disk and started "recover my computer".
4. the image i've created (that i have on the usb drive) successfully recognized.

now, to the problem. as I mentioned, i want to restore windows 7 on my d: drive but anything I tried failed.
when the 2 drives were connected together i excluded drive c: (because i want all the files in this drive) but it could't install and it told me it failed.

I've tried keeping only one drive connected (the one i want to install windows on it) - failed. it told me that a drive with the backup information is missing.

i tried to exchange the connection of the drives (sata0 <--> sata1) - still not working.

finally i had no choice and I restore everything like it was before - this was the only thing to start windows again.
so eventually I didn't do anything, back to normal.

please help me understand what went wrong.
drive d: (the one I want to transfer windows into) is not empty, maybe I should format it or delete the partition to make unallocated space?

10x.

 

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It seems like you're encountering some difficulties transferring your Windows 7 installation from drive C: to drive D:. Here are some steps you can consider to successfully transfer your Windows 7 installation to your D: drive: 1. Prepare Your Drives: - Ensure that the drive D: is large enough to accommodate the Windows 7 installation. - If there are important files on drive D:, make sure to back them up before proceeding. 2. Format Drive D: (Optional): - If you want to start fresh on drive D:, you can format it to ensure that it's clean and ready for the Windows 7 installation. - Remember, formatting will erase all data on drive D:, so make sure to back up any important files before doing this. 3. Restoring Windows 7 Image: - Boot from your Windows 7 installation disk and choose the option to restore your computer from the backup image on the USB hard drive. - During the restoration process, make sure to select drive D: as the destination drive for the Windows 7 installation. - If the restoration process fails due to a missing drive with the backup information, ensure that the USB hard drive containing the image is connected and accessible. 4. Reconnecting Drives: - If swapping the SATA connections didn't work, ensure that the BIOS settings are correctly configured to detect the drives in the correct order. - Double-check the SATA cables and ports to ensure proper connections. 5. Partitioning: - If drive D: is not empty and you want to keep some existing data, you can delete unnecessary partitions to create unallocated space for the Windows 7 installation. - Using a tool like Disk Management in Windows or a third-party partitioning tool, you can delete partitions on drive D: to create space for Windows 7. 6. Retry the Transfer: - After ensuring that the drives are connected correctly, try to restore the Windows 7 image onto drive D: again. - During the recovery process, select drive D: as the target drive for the Windows 7 installation. 7. Verify Boot Settings: - After transferring Windows 7 to drive D:, make sure to check the boot order in the BIOS settings to ensure that the system boots from the correct drive (D. By following these steps and ensuring that the drives are correctly connected, formatted, and configured, you should be able to successfully transfer your Windows 7 installation to drive D:. If you encounter any specific error messages or issues during the process, please provide more details for further assistance.