Can a mirror image / backup form (windows 7) a deceased be used on computer / installed on a new computer?

I have a mirror image / save the image on an external drive to my laptop (hp pravilion with windows 7 pro) which had a losing battle with my cat.  If I buy a new pravilion with home premium windows on it, can I use the image backup for more than cris and get all my old files, emails, programs and the OS on the new computer?  Thank you

Probably not.

What you could do if you had backed up the Windows 7 installation as a system, you can attach the VHD image on the new computer running Windows 7 and give your personal files.

http://notebooks.com/2011/02/25/how-to-browse-and-copy-files-from-a-VHD-system-image-backup/

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