Win7 OEM disk new HD install. What do I need?

Thanks Greg!

It would be good if you posted back the outcome.
I'm assuming (hoping) that the OEM OS will not bother with HDD changes but will with Motherboard/Bios changes. They generally offer the option to create OS restore DVDs when you first activate the OS. I assumed that this was in part to cater for HDDs failing.

mjf

Will do. Might be a few days but I won't forget.
I figured others may have this question at some point.

Restore DVD's? I'll look that one up.
That is what I had to make on my HP store bought system.
I was going to do the image but DVD's would be a great safeguard for the entire system and OS.

Thanks.
Mike

"I was going to do the image but DVD's would be a great safeguard for the entire system and OS."
Crossed wires... Not suggesting you use DVDs for your image. I was talking about the factory restore DVDs you make with store bought systems.

mjf

Well an image on DVD's sounded like a good idea until I checked MB's needed and it would take 14 DVD's!

I figured 4-5 would be okay since I didn't pay much for them but 14 just for the Win7 and 4 more to include my partitioned XP.
Good grief!

Going to try the install from the OEM Win7 disc first.
Then I'll try an image I'm putting on my present HD. I'll make another partition to slide it into.

Now where is UPS!!!!

You really need an external HD to backup with Win7 backup imaging, or until you get one you can send the image to another network computer location or a primary formatted partiton on the same HD.

I believe you need a primary formatted partition for it to be detected as a drive.

You can easily convert the partition you made to Primary by rightclicking with Partition Wizard>Modify>Convert Partition to Primary, OK, Apply.