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Windows 7: Can the pre installed OS be installed on another PC?
04 Feb 2011
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BomberAF
Windows 7
496 posts
Liverpool
Can the pre installed OS be installed on another PC?
Is it possible to install a pre installed OS onto another PC with the back up disks you have to create when you first turn on your new PC?
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron
OS
Windows 7
CPU
2.4 GHz Intel i3 cpu
Memory
8GB
Mouse
MS Explorer Mouse
Internet Speed
100 Mb/s
04 Feb 2011
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yowanvista
Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 Pro / Android
8,398 posts
Mauritius
Backup disks don't contain the OS installer, only the system files are included
My System Specs
System Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win7 Ultimate SP1 x64 / Windows 8 Pro / Android
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 OC'd 3.08GHz
Motherboard
Asus Rampage formula LGA775
Memory
8GB DDR2 900Mhz
Graphics Card
Zotac GTX 460OC 2GB GDDR5/Asus EN9600GT 1GB DDR3 PhyX
Sound Card
Supreme FX2
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 22'
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Keyboard
Prolink keyboard
Mouse
Prolink optical mouse
PSU
Cooler Master GX 650W
Cooling
Cooler Master V6 + 3X fans
Hard Drives
3X500GB hitachi, 2TB internal, 500GB Seagate FreeAgent, 640GB Samsung
Internet Speed
1MiB/s
Other Info
5.1 System + 2.1 System
04 Feb 2011
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SIW2
Vista x64 / 7 X64
7,916 posts
You won't be able to activate the o/s on different hardware - so there is no point.
Pre installed o/s will only work on the original machine.
My System Specs
OS
Vista x64 / 7 X64
CPU
E8400
Motherboard
ASRock 1333 GLAN R2.0
Memory
2x1 gb 800mhz
Graphics Card
9500gt 1gb
Case
Coolermaster
Cooling
Winpower 500w
Hard Drives
Maxtor 160gb-2mb cache
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