Is it a royal PITA to transfer Windows 7 to another computer? I have OEM Windows 7 64 and want to put it on a new build. Older computer will get Ubuntu installed. Would I have to call microsoft to do this? thanks.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Win7 Pro 64 CPU 2 X5670 2.93 Westmere processors Motherboard SuperMicro X8DTI-F Memory 48GB Graphics Card Ati 6950 Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408wfp
OEM installations are tied to the original motherboard of the computer that they were installed on, so cannot be moved to a different computer.
There have been cases where, after a PC with an OEM installation died, people have pleaded with MS who have reactivated the OEM for a different computer - my understanding is the success of this is a bit of a lottery.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3 OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13 Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24) Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB Sound Card Realtek Integrated Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech MX518 PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0 Internet Speed Not fast enough!!! Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro Browser Chrome Version 25 Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
Thanks for the reply. I purchased Windows 7 OEM from newegg when I built the computer its in now. Guess I could call microsoft to see what they say and maybe get lucky.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Win7 Pro 64 CPU 2 X5670 2.93 Westmere processors Motherboard SuperMicro X8DTI-F Memory 48GB Graphics Card Ati 6950 Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408wfp
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3 OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13 Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24) Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB Sound Card Realtek Integrated Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110 Mouse Logitech MX518 PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0 Internet Speed Not fast enough!!! Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro Browser Chrome Version 25 Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built OS Win7 Pro 64 CPU 2 X5670 2.93 Westmere processors Motherboard SuperMicro X8DTI-F Memory 48GB Graphics Card Ati 6950 Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408wfp