Installing A Ghost Image

[LewPaper]

Can I install a ghost image into a computer which was made from another one with a different motherboard?

[Buenchico]

My limited knowledge is enough to tell me that you need to use Sysprep (assuming that it's a Windows installation) but I regret that I won't be able to offer you any further advice because I'm definitely getting out of my depth here!
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/286053-system-preparation-tool-use-customize-windows.html

[cleggie]

no it will not work.sorrythe image contains all the stuff from the pc it was done on.so if you try to install on another pc it just will not recognise it.the drivers etc are all different too. so it is a no

[VHG]

I have used Ghost in the past.

Generally of course you use it to take an image of a PC and store it on an external hard drive or whatever, then later you can restore it back to the original PC.

The problem is that each PC is different and has different hardware and different drivers etc. Windows of course will have a different activation code as well.

So while the Ghost restore will probably work, you may find when (if?) the computer boots ok that some of the hardware components (network card, sound card etc) don't work properly, or don't work at all.

Windows may be able to recover from some of this and will install the proper drivers for the hardware it recognises, but it may not be perfect.

You may also of course be able to install some of the "proper" drivers yourself.

The main problem you have then is the Windows activation number which will "clash" with the one the PC came from, but you may be able to recover from this also.

So my overall answer is that the Ghost restore WILL probably work, but you will finish up with a bit of a hotch potch system that may not be very stable.

[LewPaper]

Thanks fellas. I think you've all confirmed what I was thinking - it's possible (just) but not recommended. By the time I've repaired all the anomalies it'd be just as fast (possibly faster) to do a fresh install AND be confident of the outcome.
Still, I'm very grateful indeed for all your inputs. Thanks VERY much.