Transfer boot camp, parallels, windows to internal drive

My 2011 MBP crashed for the 4th time (bad graphics chips), so I was given a new MBP.  They nicely kept the old machine and transferred the HD info over to the new one.
However, they did not transfer any of the boot camp/windows/parallels stuff.  I had a $5500 CAD program in there. and lots of files.
Fortunately, I have been doing bootable backups using SuperDuper, so I have an external HD with all the stuff on it.  The backup is several weeks old, however, and I don't want to erase the new stuff.
My question is how can I transfer the boot camp partition intact from the external drive to the internal drive?

Cosman wrote:
My 2011 MBP crashed for the 4th time (bad graphics chips), so I was given a new MBP.  They nicely kept the old machine and transferred the HD info over to the new one.
However, they did not transfer any of the boot camp/windows/parallels stuff.  I had a $5500 CAD program in there. and lots of files.
Fortunately, I have been doing bootable backups using SuperDuper, so I have an external HD with all the stuff on it.  The backup is several weeks old, however, and I don't want to erase the new stuff.
My question is how can I transfer the boot camp partition intact from the external drive to the internal drive?
It seems to me probable that on your original HD you must have had a Bootcamp Partition, and that you had Parallels installed and set up to use the Bootcamp partition. Apple did not move your Bootcamp to your new HD so it does not have a Bootcamp partition at all, so when you launch Parallels it can't find an operating system. Unfortunately, as CSound1 says, SuperDuper does not backup Bootcamp partitions so your external HD will not have a backup of your Bootcamp on it. Bootcamp partitions need a completely separate method (Winclone is the best) to back up or transfer to a new HD.
Unless you backed up the Bootcamp Partition some other way, I am afraid you have probably lost everything Windows.
The only remote possibility is that you did actually have a separate Parallels installation which was not using the Bootcamp partition. If this is the case the Parallels Virtual Machine will be on your new hard drive and will be a substantial size compared to one which is simply pointing to a Bootcamp Partition. Parallels VMs are usually installed in username/Documents/Parallels/ but could be somewhere else in your user directory.
If you recover from this situation have a look at Winclone as the best way to backup your Bootcamp Windows partition. Personally I gave up on Bootcamp a few years ago because of the problems of backing up restoring Bootcamp partitions, but that was before Winclone was as good as it is now. A pure Parallels set up is much easier to manage and is fully backed up by Superduper. Parallels is much faster than most Bootcamp devotees realise, and plenty adequate for all except extreme gaming (IMHO).
Another thing to think about in the future is to establish a discipline of testing your backups from time to time.

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  • I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit.  Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help.  Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).

    I need to know which update(s) I can apply to help stabalize the system.

    Typing the body of the thread message in the title, huh? -)
    I am working on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) with boot camp running Windows 7 pro 64-bit.  Windows crashes quite often now-a-days and I need to get this fixed. I heard that updating boot camp can help.  Currently I am running Version 3.0.4 (322).
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    Mac 101: Using Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1461
    http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
    Helpful Apple Support Resources (Forum Overview)
    Boot Camp Support 
    Boot Camp Manuals
    Boot Camp 5.0 Drivers
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
    Frequently asked question
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4818
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.7.pdf
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdf
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boot_Camp_Install-Setup_10.6.pdfcreate a Windows support software (drivers) CD or USB storage media
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4407
    The Boot Camp Assistant can burn Boot Camp software (drivers) to a DVD or copy it to a USB storage device, such as a flash drive or hard drive. These are the only media you can use to install Boot Camp software.
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4569
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/boot_camp_install-setup_10.8.pdf
    Instructions for all features and settings.
    Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
    Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
    http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
    Is there a download of the Boot Camp 5 Support Software if I'm not using OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3?
    Yes, you can download the Boot Camp 5 Support Software here.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638
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    Installation of the drivers can take a few minutes. Don't interrupt the installation process. A completion dialog box will appear when everything is installed. Click Finish when the dialog appears.
    When your system restarts your Windows 8 installation is done.
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    How do I format USB media to the FAT file system?
    Use Disk Utility to format a disk to use with a Windows computer. Here's how:
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    Open Disk Utility.
    Select the disk you want to format for use with Windows computers.
    Click Erase, and choose one of the following from the Format pop-up menu:
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  • Unable to install Boot Camp and Windows 8.1 on Mac Mini

    Hello,
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    I ran Boot Camp Assistant and first problem was when it rebooted the computer - I got a text message that said the OS was missing. After a while I tried holding down the Option key while rebooting, then I got several choices to boot from - I chose the windows disk, and windows installation started.
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  • Do I need to install boot camp on Windows 7 as well as on Lion? I already installed it some years ago on Leopard when installing Windows Vista on my Macbook Pro. But now after installing Windows 7, many things in windows doesn't work (sound etc.)

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    Instructions for all features and settings.
    Boot Camp 4.0 FAQ Get answers to commonly asked Boot Camp questions.
    Windows 7 FAQ Answers to commonly asked Windows 7 questions.
    Apple Boot Camp Support
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