Transferring Windows 7 HD installation to a new computer
Transferring Windows 7 HD installation to a new computer
You're working with a setup that includes a Joshua-H61-u-ATX i5-2400 16GB Kit and a newer model featuring a Gigabyte B356M DS3H i5-9600K. You're aiming for an upgrade to a system with a 2666MHz DDR4 EVGA 1050ti. There are some considerations: you don't want to switch to Windows 10, mainly because certain programs won't run after the upgrade and others will require re-purchasing. It seems like the problem isn't fully resolved—your computer won't boot past BIOS even though you've adjusted boot settings and updated BIOS. You've tried a USB recovery drive and Windows installation media, but when attempting normal startup it loops between repair options and crashes during boot.
You didn’t save that attempt to start in safe mode, which matched the usual boot process. It seems you might be thinking about putting the drive into the older machine to achieve this.
consider trying an alternative approach or restoring your drive to the previous operating system. Make sure to back up your data and perform a fresh installation of Windows 7. I’ve encountered this problem before, so keeping regular backups is important. If this doesn’t resolve the issue, please let me know and I’ll continue assisting. Also, if you manage to create a system image and apply it to the new machine, that could work well—this method usually succeeds around 95% of the time.