Can Windows 7 using Parallels be recovered from backup

Was wondering if anyone ever had a major failure on their iMac, and decided to replace the machine, and then write their backup disk onto a different machine (in my case, running Snow Leopard, so would find a replacement machine, most likely an iMac that would run Snow Leopard). Will the Windows 7 environment on Parallels work afterwards? Or will Windows 7 balk at the new hardware environment and deep six itself? If that's the case, what do you have to do to get it all up and running? I do have the original Windows 7 disc. Right now I am cloning the drive using Carbon Copy Cloner, as Apple's onboard backup was too troublesome to deal with on this setup.

Your Windows VM should transfer just fine.

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To reset your Apple ID password without knowing your security questions or have access to the email account, you will need to contact Apple Account Security in your country. Links to contact can be found in the article below.
Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
Take care,
Alex H.

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regards,
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