[June 2026 / For Industrial PCs] Support for OS older than XP! Enhancing the "HDD/SSD Cloning Service"

Replus Co., Ltd. is strengthening and expanding its nationwide HDD/SSD cloning service for industrial PCs (factory computers) running legacy operating systems (Windows XP, 2000, MS-DOS, etc.) that have reached the end of their support lifecycle for manufacturing and infrastructure applications.

*Effective June 2026, the service now supports OS versions older than Windows XP.

■ Background: The "Time Bomb" of Aging Industrial PCs
In many Japanese manufacturing plants today, highly efficient machine tools and inspection equipment that cost tens to hundreds of millions of yen are still in operation. However, in many cases, the industrial PCs controlling them no longer have manufacturer support or available OS updates.
The reality for many factories is that they continue to use these systems "as is" because upgrading the software would require replacing the machinery itself. If the hard disk in these aging industrial PCs were to crash suddenly, it would cause a complete halt to the production line, representing a "time bomb" risk of significant financial loss.

■ Service Features: "Safe HDD/SSD Cloning" for Disaster Preparedness
Leveraging advanced storage analysis techniques and expertise cultivated through years of express data recovery services, we safely clone the entire system of an aging industrial PC onto a functional new medium (HDD or industrial SSD).

- Safe Operations by Data Recovery Experts
HDDs that have been running for long periods undergo invisible degradation. While standard copy tools may crash the drive under load, our company uses specialized data recovery equipment to create clones while minimizing physical stress.

- Support for Old OS and Special Formats
We have extensive experience in replicating industrial PCs equipped with legacy operating systems such as Windows XP, 2000, 7, and even MS-DOS, as well as those with specialized file systems, in addition to Windows 10/11.

- Minimizing Downtime (Immediate Recovery)
By storing the created clone disk as a backup, even if the main PC fails, you can resume operations immediately in the original environment simply by swapping in the clone disk.

■ Expected Benefits: Three "Defensive Measures" Provided by HDD/SSD Cloning
1. [Cost Defense] Avoid unintended equipment replacement on a scale of tens of millions of yen and extend the life of existing assets.
2. [Business Defense] Prevent significant "opportunity loss" and "loss of reputation" caused by production line shutdowns.
3. [Site Defense] Remove the psychological burden on managers who constantly worry, "When will it break?"

■ Ideal for Sites Facing the Following Challenges
- Dedicated factory PCs controlling NC lathes, presses, or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
- Environments with proprietary inspection/measurement software that would fail if the OS were changed.
- Systems operating offline (stand-alone) but exhibiting abnormal noises from the PC unit.
- Situations where the equipment manufacturer has already gone bankrupt or exited the business, leaving no path for repair.