[sdw2003] How would you go about this?

[Thaddeus Braun]

Yeah, I'll need it. How does a company get along for so long hanging by
a (tech) thread like this? I mean, a Windows XP box in a corner doing a
critical function that hardly anyone knows about!? Luckily, they have
the foresight to go virtual, get good storage, do new cabling,
etc...seems like all the right things are happening to bring this place
up to speed (and beyond!!) and then something like this pops out of the
woodwork. Well, that's our job, I guess. Expose these things, make them
more reliable, and then find a better way to do it in the future. Sounds
like the IT siren song... 

-----Original Message-----
From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com]
On Behalf Of Josh Tays
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 9:43 PM
To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
Subject: Re: [sdw2003] How would you go about this?

Good luck dude

On Oct 2, 2009, at 9:34 PM, "Thaddeus Braun"
<Thaddeus.Braun at taylorguitars.com 
 > wrote:

> Thanks for all the great feedback...we already bought the Acronis
> w/Universal Restore and we will give it a go on Monday. I did like  
> that
> Digi AnywhereUSB thing, though...nice find.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003- 
> bounces at mattware.com]
> On Behalf Of James Eitzen
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 7:28 PM
> To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
> Subject: Re: [sdw2003] How would you go about this?
>
> What are the respite requiremts of this box?
>
> If it only requires desktop grade performance, it us a prime canidate
> for virtualization if you already have an existing vm server or esxi.
>
> There are a number of p2v tools available. You can also use acronis  
> too.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 2, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Josh Tays <josh.tays at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Acronis makes some good products.  Virtualizing would work if it was
>> done
>> from a workstation based virtualization solution but wouldn't work
>> on an esx
>> server.
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Thaddeus Braun <
>> Thaddeus.Braun at taylorguitars.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Winner! Winner! We just ran into this, too. We started scoping it  
>>> out
>>> after Eric's post, and then finally found the Universal Restore
>>> product.
>>> For $90, we can move this XP box to dissimilar (read: newer)  
>>> hardware
>>> and be assured it'll work. That's a good $90 to spend, in my book.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sdw2003-bounces at mattware.com [mailto:sdw2003-
>>> bounces at mattware.com]
>>> On Behalf Of Josh Tays
>>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:38 PM
>>> To: San Diego Windows 2003 User Group
>>> Subject: Re: [sdw2003] How would you go about this?
>>>
>>> You can use Acronis True image to make a backup and then use Acronis
>>> universal restore to restore to dissimilar hardware:
>>>
>>>
> http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATIES/universal- 
> restore.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Eric Louie <eric at netunity.org>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Image it using acronis.com or storagecraft.com, or just clone the
>>> drive &
>>>> drop the clone into a new box.
>>>>
>>>> -e- Sent with Wireless Sync from 619-743-5375
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>>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>>> From: "Thaddeus Braun" <Thaddeus.Braun at taylorguitars.com>
>>>> Date: 10/2/09 4:14 pm
>>>> To: "San Diego Windows 2003 User Group" <sdw2003 at mattware.com>
>>>> Subj: [sdw2003] How would you go about this?
>>>> I've inherited a problem...and it's on an XP machine. I need to get
>>> some
>>>> processes that run on an extremely old XP machine onto another
>>>> updated-hardware XP machine. A reinstall of the software is not an
>>>> option, and neither is going virtual with it (a USB port fob is
>>> required
>>>> for this process to run).
>>>>
>>>> How would you take an existing XP install and get it onto a
>>>> newer-hardware box? I want a physical to physical conversion so  
>>>> that
>>> the
>>>> computer name and IP stay the same...ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thaddeus Braun
>>>> IT Manager
>>>> Taylor Guitars
>>>> p: 619.258.1207
>>>> e: thaddeus.braun at taylorguitars.com
>>>> w: www.taylorguitars.com
>>>> "Stay active, stay healthy, stay balanced..."
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