03-31-2012, 11:36 AM

Ok, my question.

I have a current Timemachine backup as well as a CC clone of my MPB.

I want to do a clean install of Lion.

If I do the clean install will I be able to reinstall everything else back from either the TM or CC disks? Will my Parallels /W7 migrate without reactivating?

I would prefer the clean install over an upgrade but not at the expense of setting the machine all over again.

Thanks in advance

03-31-2012, 04:55 PM

If I do the clean install will I be able to reinstall everything else back from either the TM or CC disks? Will my Parallels /W7 migrate without reactivating?

I would prefer the clean install over an upgrade but not at the expense of setting the machine all over again.

Time Machine is your best bet for restoring to a clean install of Lion. It's simplified even further as it's an option which can be run direct from the Recovery partition.

And yes, your Parallels VM of Win 7 will be restored. Since it will be restored to the same hardware, it should not have to be activated again.

03-31-2012, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by chscag

Time Machine is your best bet for restoring to a clean install of Lion. It's simplified even further as it's an option which can be run direct from the Recovery partition.

And yes, your Parallels VM of Win 7 will be restored. Since it will be restored to the same hardware, it should not have to be activated again.

Thanks so much...I'll give it a go.