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Windows 7 - Can I take HDD out of old computer and put in my new one?
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| 11-23-2011 | #1 |
| | Can I take HDD out of old computer and put in my new one? Hi, I was wondering if I could take out my Hard Drive with all of my games, videos, word documents, etc. and put it into a new computer I plan on building. I was also wondering if I did this I could avoid having to reinstall the OS or at the very least avoid having to buy a new one. |
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| 11-23-2011 | #2 |
| | You can do it if you have a retail Windows license. If you have an OEM license, you will probably have an activation problem if you change the motherboard. How successful it will be is another question. Windows 7 seems to be more accepting of it than earlier versions of Windows. The general recommendation here is to NOT do it, but the fact is there have been quite a few posts from people who have done it with few problems. |
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| 11-24-2011 | #3 |
| | try it out but def back up all your files to something. online, dvd etc etc. |
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