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kind. Actually, this operation for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 and Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 differs a bit, so does

the wizard’s work algorithm.

Adaptive Restore for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003

It actually implies three operations:

• Providing the ability to change the Windows kernel settings to the most suitable for your new configuration.

The program will automatically add all available Windows HAL and kernels to the boot menu (the boot.ini file)

to choose the required platform in case your system fails to boot (Uniprocessor, Multiprocessor, or Old legacy

PC without ACPI). You can later remove them from the menu either under Windows or with Boot Corrector.

If you’ve got a 64-bit operating system, no options will be added to the boot menu.

• Automatic replacement of the boot critical drivers (HDD controller, PS/2 and USB mouse and keyboard) to the

default Windows drivers to provide the maximum level of compatibility. Once your Windows starts up, it will

initiate reconfiguration of all Plug'n'Play devices, so we do recommend you to provide the latest drivers for your

motherboard and processor at this step, as it can considerably improve the overall performance of your system.

• The option to inject 3rd party drivers to guarantee your system will start up on the new hardware. Actually

you’ve got two options, either provide a path to your own driver repository (collection of all drivers to your

hardware devices located in one folder) for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers

required for your OS (recommended), or manually specify drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your

system on the new hardware.

Adaptive Restore for Windows Vista/7/Server 2008

It is based on the fact that these operating systems do not delete their distributive driver repositories after the setup,

but simply make them inactive in the Windows Registry. So thanks to our technology these driver repositories can be

made available during the restore procedure to let Windows Vista/7 or 2008 Server automatically find and install any

lacking driver with no action from your side required, what is very convenient.

Anyway, not all drivers can be found in the built-in driver repositories, especially when you’ve got to do with specific

SCSI or Serial ATA controllers. For situations of this kind you’ve got the option to inject any 3

party driver, either by

providing a path to your own driver repository (collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder)

for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS (recommended), or manually

specifying drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your system on the new hardware.

Adaptive Restore Application

Let’s consider a number of situations when the Adaptive Restore feature can help you out:

• If you need to upgrade to newer hardware while keeping all your programs and settings intact;

• If you need to replace failed hardware and cannot find an exact match for your original system specifications.

Known Issues

1. After transferring Microsoft Vista and later versions to different hardware, you will need to re-activate license of

the system. It’s normal behavior as these systems keep tracking any change of hardware. Re-activation is legally

justified in this case, as you transfer your system to another PC.

2. If you’ve installed several operating systems on one partition, we can only add drivers to the latest version of

OS. Microsoft highly recommends that you install an operating system on a separate partition.