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Installation issue from upgrade to Original OEM problem _MB?
I have an MSI MB with a video issue and want to switch to another board, an Asus. My W7homePro64bit is an upgrade going all the way back to WinME! This is the first time I've tried to change a major component with W7 and when I put the drive and components onto the new MB nothing happens. Everything was properly installed. The drive would boot, but never loaded the OS. When I put in the W7 disk to repair/install, it says my serial number is not valid for the install. I reformatted a drive and tried to install, but it would not even ask for the original earlier edition for a valid serial number, it only wants an original serial number.
So I purchased an OEM disk, full install.
So here's my issue - I have years of programs and files and such all organized the way I like into a 600GB+ C: drive. I do not want to reinstall everything one by one, I want to simply replace the MB, but I cannot figure out how to do that even with a serial number for an OEM, how can I transfer my current system to a new build on a new MB?
Thank you for your thoughts.