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Transfer of a HDD w/ win7 to new computer!
ok im not sure what to do, this is why i joined this forum hoping to get some helpful answers from any techs or someone who has experienced my situation..
first off i have/had a Dell xps 710, and it originally came with vista, but my old old, hdd crashed, and i bought a new hdd, along with a new win7 64bit oem version approximatly 5-6 months ago, installed it and everything was on the money!!
now this is where i run into my problem, now my motherboard has failed on me, and im in the process of building a new computer from scratch.. new everything except my hardrive(since its brand new 5-6 months ago), and video card...
how would i take my hard drive with win7 64 bit oem version installed on it and use it on my new setup.. i really dont wanna buy another win7 when i literally just bought it.. i read on here that somone posted doing it through "sysprep", but i cant do the first few steps since my mobo is shot... before i make this post anymore confusing this is my situation what should/could i do to make this work using my hdd with win7 already on it along with my 4000+ audio files any thing else on the hard drive i could care less about...
p.s not sure if this is 100% accurate i have not read into it, but i hear win7 unlike other win versions are now bound to mobo once installed.. if this is the case am i sh!t out of luck, or are their ways around it? please please help!!! any feedback would be fantastic