M. Aronson, There are two programs by this company - WinToHDD and WinToUSB. This program could probably do both, but its in the interests of the company to sell the program to you twice.
I've used both (obtained by the usual means) and its a useful program to have in your arsenal.

M Hoyle,
On the home page it says it supports professional and Enterprise also

Starchild, nobody knows! The phrase "I crashed a laptop" does not describe in ANY detail what went wrong. And this comments section is certainly not the place for an accurate professional quality diagnosis and walk through of this or any other software to repair a "crashed" laptop what ever you mean by that. FOR starters if windows got itself into such a state that it will no longer boot and that is what you mean by crashed then the contents of the hard drive are in some way bad so you would not want to clone that drive to a new laptops drive as that will just wreck the new laptops drive!

TK, Correction to my question: I fell on my laptop and cracked the screen to all to bits and bent the frame in one minor area. Nothing that would affect the internal components. I am disabled and always have fall risks. Unfortunately, this fall was pretty bad and I deemed the laptop un-repairable vs. buying a new one. The system did not crash, but with the cracked screen, I could not make anything out on it but light on the screen. I seriously doubt that my SSD drive was damaged. Really what I wanted to know was would this software allow me to install my SSD drive in my new laptop and be able to reload Windows on the SSD drive and be able to get the new license key validated with it and save my vast amount of expensive software that I own. Sorry for the lack of detail. I decided not to download this software because I did not think that it would meet my needs.

Starchild, I'm pretty sure you won't be able just to swap disks like that. But you can just reinstall windows and during installation choose the upgrade/repair option? That should leave your documents and programs intact with the new machine. It's not the perfect solution but probably the most usable one in your situation.

Starchild, The issue with Windows is that it gives each machine a unique 'fingerprint'. By taking the drive out and putting it in a new machine, the licence is now against a different machine. Windows will detect this, and moan that its not licenced (it detects originally it was on machine ABC and now its on machine XYZ)
It might simply take a quick phonecall to Microsoft to resolve (if you explain the previous machine got damaged) BUT if Windows came pre-installed on the previous laptop, that copy of Windows is only licenced for that machine. You can't move it to another laptop. Depending on which support representative you speak to at Microsoft will determine whether you have to pay for a new licence or whether they'll be gracious. Pot luck. If you fail, it can sometimes work ringing them up again, but they'll have records of previous interactions...

It lo9os like the GOTD package has been changed as I just redownloaded it and does not contain a .gcd file. I used the registration code provided and all is well. I have not tested the program, however.

Chris,

When you extract the zip file there is a readme inside the zip.

Open readme on then copy and paste the code into program and then restart WintoHDD.

Chris, from the "activation guide": Enter your email address (some earlier versions might need it).
that ver dont need eml
but...
key is invalid. lol

lnn, click on the down arrow of the selector and IF you have a second drive connected it should show in the drop down list of choices. For me it did NOT auto-populate the box with the available second hard drive. I had to choose it manually.

TK, Still empty and I can't find out how to manually choose another drive.

Raymond,

Google "change Windows 10 language" [w/out quotes] and you'll get loads of hits telling/showing you how to change the language of the existing copy of win10. Then Google "change Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro" [again w/out quotes] & you'll get loads of hits telling/showing you how to do that simply entering your pro activation key.

PaulF, Thank you, saved me searching for it!

Translation: "Is it possible to clone the system partition to an external USB drive?"

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Hal Jordan, apparently they only maintain a single do not mail list so if you unsubscribe from ONE type of email they block all outbound emails to your email address rather than simply removing your email address from the speciific mailing list.

TK, Are you saying that if someone unsubscribes from the daily emails, they won't be able to get a download link if they click to request one?

Bebop17, Yes!

Alexa, May I respectfully suggest that that is not in anyone's best interest? If someone comes here daily, the reminders are a waste of bandwidth. So unsubscribing would be a courtesy for both the site and the Internet at large. And how on earth would someone be expected to know that unsubscribing to your list would blacklist them from getting links? That could only lead to frustration and ill will toward the site. Please rethink this policy.

Bebop17, I know they can selectively disable links emails while still sending comment reply notifications as they did that to me with the email address I use normally ... I never subscribed to any mailing list like their newsletter and randomly I'd get spam anouncing sporadic giveaways... knowing their faulty unsubscribe mechanisim that blacklists your email if you unsubscribe from the newsletter with it I did not unsubscribe to stop the spam since I never subscribed in the first place... but they ceased sending emails for personalised download links to my normal email address. I had to use a different email box with the same email provider and then the personalised link arrives practically instantly. When we subscribe to a mailing list our chosen email address should be added to that list via an opt in confrimation link to prevent someone for subscribing someone else to their mailing list without the owners consent and when unsubscribing from the newsletter mailing list the email address to be unsubscribed should be removed from the mailing list not added to a do not send anything list! Every opt out operation should only opt out of the particular service being opted out of and not force the end users email address to be added to yet another list but this one blocks outbound emails.... GAOTD should not still be attempting to send them once the end user has opted out of a service. Not all outbound mail being scrubbed after the fact!

Dan Cour, the site says 2 installations

Dan Cour, officially because its the Pro edition it is supposed to be subject to those sort of restrictions BUT due to the practicalities of using the same license code for all giveaway participants no such restrictions can be enforced.

ANTHONY MORRIS, You'll find the license code in the Readme file.

ANTHONY MORRIS, Got to the readme file the license is there. then go to 'about' and click on register copy&paste it into there and click apply.

Daniel, thanks. I do not know why I forgot about that as I have done it on so many other occasions.All good now!

ANTHONY MORRIS, I'd be astounded if you managed to figure that out!

Daniel, under About, mine had Activate or such. Put in the readme file's code & accepts ok. Says rerun app. Then in About just 2 choices & the one shows registered into w/ a machine code that suggests they bind app to specific PC.
No idea if this app is as solid as some other leading ones often here at GOTD but worth a shot since don't seem to need to use any phony email addy to get a license code. Most of these work about the same. Thanks GOTD.

Snakeman, too bad it doesn't work with Win7 let alone WinXP.
It says "Unsupported file system".
Win10 is something i not interested at the moment. Perhaps i would have it when purchasing a new pc and that too would be after 4-5 years. I am quite happy with Win7 and Xp at the moment.

Snakeman, You dont know what you are missing. Windows 10 is, by far, the best O.S. that we've experienced in the last 25years. Even in old machines like Toshiba Satellite L40-18E PSL48E; No doubt. Try it. :)

I was hoping this would support Windows 95. I don't see any reason to upgrade. I really like Microsoft Paint 95 and my Netscape browser.

Snakeman,
I know how you feel.
I have a 1946 Packard and it is getting tough to find parts for it.
I bought it when it was only 23 yearsold and I've been driving it for over 50 years now and it is my daily ride to the seniors centre for nearly 25 years now.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Snakeman,
It should work with win7. Read System Requirements:
Windows Vista/ 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10 (x32/x64)

Roy, Wow!

Snakeman, It seems to happily proceed through all the clone operation under Vista right upto the prompt to format the destination drive (which I did not want to do at this time) Is it possible you used a FAT32 file system for your XP or windows 7 installations? as "unsupported file system" is not the same as "unsupported operating system" if it turns out you do have a FAT 32 file system on one of the drives partitions and do not have a concrete reason for using it like needing a win 9x system to be able to read and write to the partition... you could try converting the FAT 32 partition/s into NTFS partitions and testing the clone operation again. Unless you are using a non-microsoft dual boot solution like GRUB to boot to XP or Windows 7 it is possible that even the XP partiton culd be cloned as bootmgr emulates the legacy OS boot envirnment but remains the boot manager of the system.

Roy, It doesnt seem to work on my ORIC 2. Any chance of getting this program on a cassette tape?

Mac, how do you know Snakeman has never tried Windows 10? It most certainly is NOT the best OS I have experienced! Without the built in antivirus and firewall it most certainly is the most insecure microsoft operating system I have ever used and with the built in antivirus and firewall it is the least private windows operating system I have ever used. Not sure who the "we've" you are refering to but it is certainly not a group of well informed people

Snakeman,

Hope this helps...
You've got win7 booting in Legacy mode [because XP], so the boot files are stored in a C:\Boot folder on the XP partition, & you have a C:\Bootmgr file that's also used. [That's assuming you had XP installed 1st, & later added win7. Win7 installed on it's own adds a hidden partition to hold the boot folder/files, or you can put the boot files on the win7 partition & it'll work just fine.] Use the free EasyBCD, which works portably, to edit/change/create the boot loader -- it works with 7-10, Legacy & UEFI. Using EasyBCD you can add/subtract Windows installs & otherwise manage the bootloader in one or two minutes -- it's a piece of cake -- *As Long As You're Not Booting To An NVMe Drive*.

That out of the way, the boot loader I'm assuming is on the XP partition will work fine if you shrink or enlarge the XP or win7 partitions. Personally the way that I do it would be to do a partition image backup of both XP & win7 partitions, because you should backup before changing a partition anyway [stuff happens]. Then I'd delete the win7 partition, change the XP partition size, then restore the win7 backup in the now unallocated hard drive space.

"restoring a Windows OS to a new Ext HDD"

Both XP & win7 will only boot on an external drive if it's eSATA or Windows itself has been modified. XP & win7 also have problems if you try to run them on different/new hardware -- you might check out alternatives using universal drivers at reboot[.]pro. Win10 does work fairly well, though you want to use an SSD in a USB 3 housing, preferably one that does uasp if your devices support it -- on a USB stick you might want to go have lunch while win10's loading. For many [most?] purposes win10 works fine unactivated.

Snakeman,

"Win10 is something i not interested at the moment. Perhaps i would have it when purchasing a new pc and that too would be after 4-5 years. I am quite happy with Win7 and Xp at the moment."

Purely FWIW...
New hardware will not support XP -- the BIOS won't support it. Also, fewer apps support XP as time goes on. Otherwise, if you research the number of active exploits targeting XP, you might be pleasantly surprised... maybe cybercriminals figure: "Why try to rob a pauper?" -- I don't know -- but there seems to be less targeting XP than any newer version of Windows.

Windows 7 won't work on new motherboards, because Microsoft does not include/supply the new USB drivers those motherboards use/need. Some motherboard manufacturers do provide a hack where you can add those drivers to win7 setup files to install win7 fresh. A second hack is needed to get Windows Update working, but another few months & that won't matter, with Microsoft support ending 2020. Considering the number of active win7 installs, it's unlikely there will be too many problems with software not supporting win7 anytime soon.

Bob ........... same same with my 67 goat

TK, Windows 10 needs to have it's inquisitiveness disabled. The basic OS is nice if you uninstall all the stupid apps and other crap and stop it updating nosey stuff without your permission, so annoying when rebooting to find they've lumbered you up with more useless junk.
I've disabled updating service on mine (but update virus protection manually) and backed the OS up in case they work around that! Never use Edge or Cortana If I knew how I'd save space and delete 'em both. Revert to Windows 7 at will, sorry to see support ends in 2020!

ogrule, had a 67 Goat once . Then I was drafted. Red, black convertible top , 360 hp, FOF, 3:90 gears. Great car

Snakeman, I have the same configuration as you. Here's my suggestions. First, buy a Western Digital Black HDD (it's fast and has a 5 year warranty). I have bought several from Microcenter. Anywhere you can buy it for no more than $70 - $75 for a 1TB.
Download the free version of EaseUS to do backup from their website. Than clone your present HDD to your new HDD. My storage needs do not require more than a HDD over 1TB, but I do not believe you will have any problem with a 2TB HDD. I love WIN 7 because it runs mostly all of my legacy software and gives me no problems.

Robert, Forgot to mention - Perform your EaseUS or whatever software cloning from your boot partition, which is XP in my case even though I mostly then have it go to the WIN 7 partition which is setup as the default process in my boot.ini of my XP boot partition.

Sim, by disabling windows update service you are making your windows 10 far more vulnerable to worms, trojans and any windows 10 targeted malware and for you any automatically patched vulnerability has an extremely hi probability of practically being the equivilent of a zero day vulnerability because you refuse to allow microsoft to apply security fixes. Sometimes when you run an operating system that is well targeted by malware writers you have a choice accept the pain in the neck operations of updates in order to get the essential security hotfixes to minimise the exposed surface area to criminal hackers and state sponsored cyber attacks.

Put it this way disabling windows/microsoft update on windows 10 is far more dangerous than running windows XP or Vista even if one does not manually apply the security hotfix than can be massaged to patch them up to date because the Win10 user base numbers attract the malware devlopers more than the much older systems that are likely to be on slow internet connections if at all compared to Win10 machines that are more likely to be on fibre conections or LTE or early 5G adopters and provide much more powerful zombie connections to be pwned.

There are sections of windows 10 it makes sense to disable or remove but go too far and you damage the operating systems resiliance and security. Remember in the past year or so it had a zero day security vulnerability in windows defender itself and no amount of pattern updates could mitigate the vulnerbility because the program had to be updated by windows update to fix the bug.