Windows 7 re-install limit

Oh I had that.

I had no knowledge of any of this, until I received responses to my orginal post:

Windows 7 re-install limit
How do I know how many re-installs I can do with my Windows 7 x64 disk. I plan on purchasing an SSD drive. I know I have the option of moving the current install to the new drive, but have no clue how. Ideally I'd like to reformat and re-install, because, a lot of files where misplace.renamed as I was in the process of learning the new OS.

Any and all help is appreciated

thank you

which was before I knew there were no install limits. Your post,

Yes, retail and factory OEM are locked to first mobo installed but can be reinstalled as often as you want and using a Windows 7 retail installation DVD even if your OEM didn't give you one.

Here are tips for getting a perfect reinstall of factory OEM: Reinstalling Windows 7

led me to question that link and all questions following led us here. Suffice to say, now I'm lost with how to accomplish my original post, not including the re-install limitations.

thank you :)

I'm lost on which procedure to follow? I'm aware I need to follow this

As the ASUS P8P67 has a uEFI BIOS.
How to install Windows 64 bit on a uEFI BIOS:
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with
uEFT BIOS setup:
ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard EFI BIOS - YouTube

or am I following this Reinstalling Windows 7, or am I following both? In which case I would still need clarification from the above link:

-Follow the steps exactly to get a perfect clean reinstall, set it up and then save a Windows 7 backup image of the finished job so you never have to reinstall again - just reimage the HD from the stored image in 20 minutes.
-Am I correct in assuming you mean after this reinstall into the new SSD? How does imaging the HD make it so that I don't reinstall again?
-Do you have your program installers ready, and any Product keys for paid software that will need to be reactivated after retall?
-Yes, I have all that.

Reinstalling Windows 7
I read the procedure from the above link, and wasn't sure of these things:
- I gather from the first step is to make a folder, extract all files from Windows 7 DVD then run ei.cfg removal tool? Is that correct? Does it matter if I run it in the folder I made or not?
- I have backed up apps, files externally, will I still need to back up installed drivers from windows/system32/drivers?
- I'm good with all else.

Apparently I misunderstood something along this path. Why would 1 use the ei.cfg process?

I apologize for the confusion
ty :)

gotcha!!!

ty :)