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New PSU/Hard Drive Concerns
This is a complex problem for me. I felt a new thread was likely in order even though the computer (my wife's) is still the issue. My last post was over 2 weeks ago in the 'General' category because it was determined the psu was overheating and failing. It ultimately destroyed the new SeaGate hard drive. So I determined I would get a new psu and a new hard drive. So her computer has been shut down waiting for the new psu and hard drive (and licensed Win7 O/S) from the States. It will arrive in Honduras next week.
So here's the problem. Her computer was a brand new AMD10 5800K APU. Bought from an eBay power seller who cut some corners with the Win7 O/S and he imaged this system and provided no disk. It doesn't take but changing out a hard drive (or losing one) and MicroSoft determines the existing O/S is a pirated system. Before shutting down her system I had installed another hard drive lent by a friend until the new one arrived. He put the same Win7 Home Premium x64 O/S on it and I loaded her programs, etc. back onto it. This included Macrium Reflect. Then the same old psu started snapping off her system again. I was afraid it would destroy the loaner hard drive so that's when I shut down her computer. A long winded way of saying it's backed up.
But now when the new hard drive arrives (and Win7 O/S with disk) it will be installed for me along with the new EVGA 650G2 psu...but as a secondary hard drive. At least that was what I thought would be the safest way to do this. I wanted to get her computer up and running and safe. Then I thought I could figure out (with your help) the best way to transfer everything but the O/S now on the loaner drive (her C-drive) onto the new hard drive. Gosh, I hope I'm making sense! What I don't want to do is transfer that old O/S (likely to be called a 'pirated' copy) onto this new genuine Win7 O/S. I've got everything imaged onto Macrium (but 'everything' means including that non-genuine Win7 O/S) and would like to get everything loaded onto this new system minus anything that would be deemed improper by M/S!
I've never done a reinstall before. Macrium seems to offer a couple of options but I'm really not wanting to screw-up this thing after going to all this trouble. Can you help? If I'm not clear or if you want further clarification, please post and I'll answer. I appreciate it very much!!!