I downloaded the program and unzipped.FILLED IN THE FORM WITH MY 'real' email but i have'nt receive anything yet .WHAT SHOULD I NOW DO WITH THIS PROGRAM I DOWNLOADED?

To anybody else who is bumping up against the time limits, you may want to know that as long as you have received your registration email from Paragon with product key and serial number, you can finish the process of installation of the software without any problem with the deadlines.

I received by Reristration # e-mail, checked my account page shows Reg # but no way to download software. please help.

Morrie

lee - you have to run setup.exe twice - once to get the serial and registration numbers, and again to actually install the program and get to the screen where you enter the numbers.

Re #115: You're right, of course! Not only do you get free software with a new hard drive, but you can download freeware from hard drive manufacturer's websites to migrate from one disk to another - the only catch usually is that one of the drives involved must be a product of the company that is providing the software. My only excuse for having installed this Paragon product is that it is long past my bedtime. Nighty-night!

lee - the setup process is really quite silly, which is why a sensible person would have trouble figuring it out. You have to run setup.exe twice, once to get registration and serial numbers, and then again to actually install the program. If I had known before I started bow ridiculous the the setup procedure was, I wouldn't have bothered. I mean, how much can one expect from a company that creates such a screw-up of a setup procedure? Who knows what tricks one will have to use to actually get the program to work?

I've installed the software, but haven't yet actually tried it. The ridiculous setup procedures lead me to expect little of this software. Has anyone who has actually used this product to move an OS from one disk to another left a comment?

#86-- Most new hard drives come with software that helps you to copy your entire old harddrive to the new harddrive and make the new harddrive bootable. You do not need this Paragon Migrate program to do what you are describing. I have swapped out many harddrives over the years using the programs that come with the new harddrive and have never had a problem. This Paragon program is more useful for when you are moving to a new system.

I received my key & serial number along with instructions on using CTL-C and CTL-V, but I don't see any place to enter the key & serial. Did setup quit before I finished? I got a gotd message that my product was registered, but I don't believe it.

#59: You'll understand why you could use this program many times if your hard drive ever crashes and you haven't used this program or one similar to it. (It can be used to make a copy of your hard drive as a backup.)

If anyone has a error 2739 Could not access Java Script, Here is what to do:


1. On the Start menu, click All Programs.
2. Click Accessories.
3. Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator from the
shortcut menu.
4. When the User Account Control dialog appears, click Continue.
5. At the command prompt type the following:
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
6. Press Enter on your keyboard.
7. A message should appear stating "DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll
succeeded."
8. Click OK

Error 2739 Could not access Java Script - What do I do next?

JAVA RUN TIME ERROR 2739 IS KEEPING THIS FROM REGISTERING AND COMPLETELY INSTALLING. PLEASE ADVISE. I NEED THIS PROGRAM.

I have a question now:

If I migrate a 40 GB C drive to a new HDD of 2 Terrabytes, what will the target HDD look like after Migration? In other words, lets say I want to shrink that 40 GB drive to 39 GB during the migration? I assume the target HDD will have one 39 GB partition and a second partition containing the remaining GB's?

If I "set" the size of the target partition, It really doesn't make any sense to me now why the entire target HDD is erased.

Paragon---you've been excellent in responding to concerns. Why are you doing this?==Going out of your way to make your program less usefull?

fubar, stop it, windows is old , unsecure , faulty, full of bugs, resorce intesive , bad progaming, bulky and futher more well over priced.. we are looking for coments about the software not the OS...

Win7/64 Ult. D/L, installed, got instant registration info using Hotmail. Looks like it will work which I will do later and update this thread even after deal is over.

Excellent thread to have read thru. The product description and the "Please select target disk:" both state that the two partitions identified on the target disk will be erased.

So--looks like I need to wait until I get a new HDD to try this program out as I only want to copy the OS which is on the first partition of my HDD. I do not want to erase the D Drive that has my storage/video files. Seems like a Major Distinction compared to "standard" cloning programs that provide an option. Is this in the nature/required by the "migration" notion?--or the copying to a SDD and having to maximize its performance?

Sad--whole disk copying won't be as useful as first impression.

Hope my copy of Paragon Back UP 10 still works?...

Seems to me all these backup programs work, but not reliably? The clone program on Seagate Install Disks, and all the others including Paragon. Seems they work 1-2 times and then start not working? I do assume its Micro$ofts fault. ..... could be mine.

Is it possible to use this to move things to an external hard drive, then reinstall the same version of Windows on the main with a dual boot and be able to switch between the old and new versions of the same o/s? My current setup is getting clogged, and that would allow me to slowly reinstall and migrate programs and data over time, with a fresh install.

is there any freeware that do the same work. copy disk from big to small capacity.

Interesting... Paragon's registration site generated identical serial and key as the last time the program was given.

will this work for a striped array?

To Paragon
Great Program!

Interesting note, tried to register several times.
It only seemed to work when I skipped the mailing list
options. #32 might want to try this.

M

Moderator - sorry to be a pain - PLEASE use this one - Internet links NOT opperational on other !
Hello Again Folks
Comment by basheer @ No.53 = "@19: Mike - XP has a file in the Windows directory, which notes all the major changes in the hardware, and if it notes any major change, the file is
deleted by Windows. This causes the demand for new activation by the system. The file is: C:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl"
Hi basheer - Thanks for the update - I have to admit that I wasn't aware of this deletion so I'll remember this for future when I work on one of my Laptops BUT I doubt it will prevent the Anti-Piracy-kicking in otherwise everyone would be making copies & replacing the erased file. Obviously - I can re-Activate my Windows 7 or XPs online - it's not the biggest deal BUT each re-activation is counted by Microsoft.

Comment by Ema @ No.77 = "I dont understand all the pc language. I would like to know if I have windows 7 and vista does this program make my 2 pcs able to take xp programs like the my xp scanner?"
Hello Ema - I.m sorry to say that the tasks you want to perform CAN NOT be acomplished by this software. I would recommend that you either install Windows XP as a Secondary Operating System via a Dual-Boot OR Install a Virtual Machine & then Install XP etc. within the Virtual Machine.

Comment by tranmontane @ No. 86 = "@19,Macs-PC: “When you change a part of that hardware – Windows knows INSTANTLY. As a result, Windows will almost certainly require RE-ACTIVATING after Migration.” I am interested in this programme for EXPANDING my hard disk. By this I mean, to transfer the system off to another, BIGGER, hard disk, which I will then put into the same computer, replacing the original. The ONLY thing that will be different will be the size of the hard disk. So, is this something I can safely do with this programme? Can I effectively increase the size of my hard disk by using Paragon’s Migrate OS to SSDs (and HDDs) of a larger size than I have currently, as long as it has the same connection specs?? ie. SATA drive, etc.

Hi Tranmontane - The basic answer is 'YES BUT' As you've copied from my previous post - YOU WILL have to re-Activate Windows if you decide to follow this option. - Personally I'd prefer to Master & Slave BOTH Drives IF POSS - PC or Laptop. The Laptop I'm using right now - my MAIN machine at the moment is a Toshiba Equium P300 which has 2 SATA HDD bays inside.
As a result I have it set up as follows
C:\Environment ( Windows 7 / XP ) Main Windows XP / system files & documents ONLY ! ( for general use !!! ) - [ HDD 1 ]
D:\FallBack ( Windows XP ) Fallback Windows XP - to be used as above BUT ONLY IF MAIN XP FAILS ! - [ HDD 2 ]
E:\Programs ( General Software Installations ) the vast majority of your programs run from this drive). - [ HDD 1 ]
Drives F: & G: are Audio & Video respectively - & are both External USB Drives - intigrated into the Full Array.
H:\Virtual DVD ( Setups, Drivers, Backups Etc. ) this is where the creation files etc. are stored. - [ HDD 2 ]

You can see the ENTIRE Drive Array Structure here . . .
http://Macs-PC.Net/drive-array.php/

You can see HOW I create the structure etc. here . . .
http://Macs-PC.Net/hard-drive-upgrade-updated-lo-res.php/

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I hope this has been helpful for some of you
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Apologies for any Typos BUT I'm only Human ...
Well - OK then ... ALMOST Human - BUT I'm working on it !!! ... :o)

Cheers for now & HAVE A GREAT DAY FOLKS !!

- - Mike - -
- Macs-PC -
LIVE in the UK ! :o)

still dont have my activation key for the software after 3hours waiting and 2 subscription on the website, please fix this.
Thanks

Is it possible to divide SSD to two partitions, then migrate different OS on each one of them?

Thanks, GAOTD and Paragon!

This question has been asked by several previous posters, but I have not seen a response. I have Compaq PC running XP-home. The hard drive (80gb)is failing. I want to transfer to a new 250Gb Hard drive. Will this program allow me to transfer to the full capacity of the new drive? Or, will it only create an 80Gb partition on the new 250Gb drive?

This won't safe a crashed drive, while a suite on CD (as I have) might.
When my PC couldn't boot due to bad sectors on the C drive I took a new drive and installed a basic windows and Paragon HDM suite.
The migrate could copy the old C drive to another drive on which I could rebuild the boot sectors. Now I'm still working on my old PC and can use ALL Giveawayoftheday software running on my new HDD, thanks Paragon.
Only downside of the Paragon Backup that should avoid needing migration for this reason is that it can't backup to ANY external drive, not even a NAS.

It seems that Drive Copy 11 Professional is the upgrade. Since I already have Drive Copy installed then there is no need to install Migrate to SSD. Is this correct?

If so, then GAoTD should state his in their product description.

I submitted my registration and still have not received my serial number via email.

I was going to comment but @MD 16 said it well. Used it last year, worked perfectly, every Paragon program I have used has been brilliant.

Thanks

I have a laptop with a failing HDD. Can I install this on a different pc and then attach the failing drive and a new drive externally to migrate to the new hdd.

@ #79 Ema

Ema,

The short answer to your question is no, this software will not enable your XP scanner to work on your Vista and Windows 7 machines.

To explain a little better, think of Windows as the "basis" of your computer, like your "foundation" is the basis of your house. What this software is able to do is magically copy an existing basement (along with the electrical system) and put it on another piece of land.
When you build a new house on that lot, you'll have saved yourself a ton of time, money and effort by using that magic duplicate foundation.

However, this technique does have its limits. If the original house only has an ungrounded 120 volt 1940's electrical system, you won't be automatically be able to run a 220 volt vacuum cleaner in the new one. You'd have to get an electrician in to upgrade your system. In a similar manner, if you contact your scanner's manufacturer, you will probably be able to have them help you make the changes to your Vista and Windows 7 machines that will enable you to use your XP scanner.

Hello
I'm thinking of using this software in the context of being able to have a complete backup of all of my programs, reg keys, etc...so that if my laptop boot drive fails, I still have all of my programs (especially those I got from GOTD as I understand those cant be reinstalled again). Will this software fulfill that capacity ?
Thanks a bunch GOTD.
Dave

82 still here.the reason i ask is if a hard drive crashes a peason is out of luck. This would work better than a rescue disk since most peaple don not carry spare parts at home.the other reason i bring this up ,is if you would consider putting something like this in

Further to my question earlier, Number31 post above, it works great.
Great piece of kit, it even re-names the drives for you.

A bit of feedback from someone who bought this software in January 2012: I migrated my Win 7 OS from HDD to SDD and it was truly a snap, super easy, have never had a problem with the OS post-migration... This is great software and I'm glad I bought it. If you're looking to move to SDD soon, I'd grab this.

First off, PARAGON does make good software that works OK.

However, that is about as far as I would go for todays offering.
(Why DL and install something to the drive you are imaging?)

A Portable & Free solution has worked many times and the last time was on a Windows 7 Enterprise install.

Requirement: 500mb BOOTABLE USB pen/thumb/... drive.

1: Download and install YUMI (http://www.pendrivelinux.com)
2: Download and install Parted Magic (from YUMI executable).

Enjoy over and over ...

@19,Macs-PC: "When you change a part of that hardware – Windows knows INSTANTLY. As a result, Windows will almost certainly require RE-ACTIVATING after Migration."

I am interested in this programme for EXPANDING my hard disk. By this I mean, to transfer the system off to another, BIGGER, hard disk, which I will then put into the same computer, replacing the original. The ONLY thing that will be different will be the size of the hard disk.

So, is this something I can safely do with this programme? Can I effectively increase the size of my hard disk by using Paragon's Migrate OS to SSDs (and HDDs) of a larger size than I have currently, as long as it has the same connection specs?? ie. SATA drive, etc.

Would appreciate anyone's helpful clarification....

After I perform the migration to a new HDD won't Micro$oft prevent me from using this new copy of my OS on a new HDD? i.e., how does M$ allow the installation of Vista on the 'target' HDD to run without knowing the 'source' Vista was disabled (so I'm not running multiple copies) ?

Also, for all the wonderful GAoTD software that I've collected over the years, may I assume that their Registry entries gets copied along with the software so it will run on the new HDD?

Thanks!
Dan

FYI:
Does not recognize Win 8 Beta.

I'm confused; does this software perchance duplicate and make usable all the programs on one machine to another? - so if the 1st machine dies, the programs are still functionable on the external hard-drive?
If so, then this is a beautiful piece of software - and I THANK you very much; if not, then I haven't a clue as to what this does, yet would truely appreciate hearing more; and in basic layman's terminology, PLEASE.

This post will be of no help to anyone... So prepare to vote 'no' now. ;)

I wish I had this giveaway when I did install my SSD a year and a half back. I did it the hard & old fashioned way. Fresh install and reinstall of all wanted software. Which means I was not able to install all my old giveaways. Those are on my old rig, in storage.

This reads like a great giveaway. I would have jumped on this one in preparation for my SSD installation.

Kudos Paragon.

Tried to install several time still got the same error " Error 1324. The path Paragon Migrate OS to SSD?2.0 Special Edition contains an invalid character"

Excellent software and own several of Paragon's other products over many years and have always been very satisfied w/ them.

A HUGE thanks to PARAGON & GOTD for this generous offering! :)

I dont understand all the pc language. I would like to know if I have windows 7 and vista does this program make my 2 pcs able to take xp programs like the my xp scanner
Thank you

suggest an idea
Instead of the local drive, migrate the OS from one external drive to another external drive.

@Paragon... Will your app resize partitions during migration. Let's say I'm moving to a larger SSD or HDD... can I migrate my existing "C partition" at 70gB to the target drive as a 100gB partition? How about shrinking partitions (assuming that my file space isn't a factor). For example on "D partiton" I have 50gB on an existing 100gB partition... can I migrate that 50gB to a target drive with an 80gB partition?

Thanks for offering this!

I wonder if this is a bit-by-bit (forensic)copy?

That would be a nifty tool to put in my kit.

Windows deployment kit has all the tools one needs to do this. Most SSD's come with util's to do this. Nice software but in a bind, use what works. Windows easy transfer to finish off the setup and your good to go.

I installed it, registered it, ran it, and it copied over my file system after some tweaking (of folders to get enough file space)...
Which is idea #1 - Make an efficient way for the program to remember what folder you previously selected so if you have to go back and deselect some, you don't have to do it from scratch. It was very time consuming and frustrating.

After a full reformat, selecting the option in the installer to kill any other partitions to free up space, and copying over the system (all critical Windows, system, and folders with user data) the software prompted for a reboot. I of course selected the drive I have copied the system over to, but it did not boot correctly...Why? Because it did not kill the GRUB system that was previously installed on my SSD hard drive.
Well, now I'm stuck...Hey, Paragon, what gives? It sure looked promising, but now I don't know how to get around this issue without reinstalling Linux and doing a bunch of manual steps to kill GRUB from the SSD before trying again. :-(

I went to Paragon's site and downloaded all 3 PDF whitepages regarding install proceedures. I did not find any answer concerning what happens if your original drive is set as IDE mode. I have seen a report saying:
Once you put the hard drive in, go to your BIOS set the SATA mode to AHCI and restart your PC to install windows. Make sure you set the SATA mode to AHCI in the BIOS or you will have difficulty running the SSD! (This goes for any SSD you install)

Since I did not set SATA Mode when I installed Windows does this mean that I will have to re-install windows and all programs and Licenses before I migrate to SSD ?

Details like this will make or break any software deal.