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Transfering HDD with Win7 Professional upgrade to new computer...
So I've built myself a new computer even though I really didn't need to, and want to transfer my HDD over to the new setup. I have an OEM copy of Win7 Home Premium (got it from HP with my current rig), and was unsure of how to proceed. I have heard from various tutorials here that reactivating an OEM version on a new motherboard ranges from difficult to impossible, and I don't want to have to do a clean install of a new OS and reinstall several hundred gigabytes of programs. Would it be possible to upgrade to Win7 Professional (at the student price) and then transfer the OS, or would it still count as an OEM version because that's what it's upgrading?
Once I upgrade (if that is indeed what I have to do) I would use this tutorial to swap the HDD over. Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I'm new here xD
Thanks in advance!