Copying a laptop directly?

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dextr3k

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Hi Guys,

Need some technical help on this. Its a particular situation that does not seem to be addressed using google.

I work at this company that provides a company laptop. The company laptop is this beast of a 15" dell "laptop". As a company laptop, it is locked down to pretty much everything.

I, however, have this ultraportable laptop with an ssd. Since I do not have access to any admin permissions, and the company IT has flat out refused my request to integrate this system into the network, I was wondering if there is a possibility of a workaround.

If I were to do a direct carbon copy of the Dell's harddrive onto the SSD in the ultraportable, and assuming I dont care about windows 30 day activation and can install drivers, is this a feasible option? What sort of problems could be foreseen? I want to use the ultraportable, but everything on the dell is locked and this seems to be the only alternative?
 
Congratulations. You can now claim unemployment. You're fired. I would've waited until Monday, but this is a security risk. I've already made the call to lock your account. There's a reason why IT wouldn't integrate your personal machine into the corporate environment. You're trying to circumvent our security and putting the entire company at risk due to your selfish desire to use your ultra stupid portable. Come Monday, security will escort you and watch as you clear your desk. We will need to confiscate (legally we can now) your ultra stupid portable and check for business confidential information. Isn't it great that your boss also visits these forums?










...satire
 
Heh, well, see, I dont mind having a locked down system. Everything, programs, security, will still be on the machine. I am just trying to use a different machine.
 
Your company probably has some hardware level security as well on those Dells. Seriously, do not do this without the blessings of IT. If you do and they find out, and they will, you are looking at getting fired and sued at the very least.
 
Pretty much as metril said: Get permission and help from IT. If you can't/don't, then you're stuck with that Dell or you're out of a job.
 
My reasoning was that its still the same locked system, I still have to log into domain etc. Its just different hardware.

Well, I guess this won't work and I will try to cope.
 
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