I still want to congratulate you for being scientific about it. I think I tried this about half a dozen times before I concluded that one cannot use a Windows OS installed on an AMD platform simply by transferring it to an Intel platform. But hey, one never knows. There's probably a way. I can only imagine the work that might be involved. I remember rescuing someone's files once by copying hidden files over to a half-baked Windows OS and then letting Windows "repair" the OS after rather crudely rebuilding it by dragging and dropping Windows Files to another drive. I'm thinking they snagged a zero day. It took hours of work but in the end it worked. I got all their personal data back, copied it to a storage drive and then wiped the abomination clean. I think that's around when I decided it was better just to purchase some software with teeth. (Which I did. But even that won't let me run an AMD based OS on Intel platform.)
Still. Where ever did you get the idea that you can sit back and relax? No, no, no... Now you need to build up an archive on a separate drive for all your personal data still sitting on your AMD drive. It's drag and drop time! After this, it's backup, backup, backup (even if 60% of the time backups fail.) Once you've done all that then make an EXACT DUPLICATE, fully functional clone of your OS and tuck it away in a nice, dry, dark corner where you know you can find it if and when you need it. Don't ever, ever, ever solely rely on a backup. Keep your archives maintained and in the event your OS craters beyond redemption you can treat it the same way you did your old AMD drive. Plug it in and drag and drop. Once you're satisfied that you rescued all your personal data FORMAT that drive and clone away for another day. In other words, rinse and repeat, second verse same as the first. This way you lose NO THING. nada. not a single file.
:::shrugs::: works for me. VOE
Meh, it's a free country. Do what you wish. Sorry. I'm a Canadian too, eh?
