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installing windows to a laptop hdd from my pc
hi guys in a bit of a pickle,
My friend has a laptop that isnt even worth fixing imo. the issue is it has usb 3.0 but you cant boot from it, the usb 2.0 has been pushed in some how so installing windows via usb isn't an option either, and the dvd drive doesnt work.
So what i need to do is plug the new hdd into my pc, install windows on it then plug that hdd into the laptop and hopefully that will solve the issue.
My question is , can i just do this ? i tried to take my old hdd with win 7 and use it in my new comp when i did a new build and it wouldnt allow me to boot from it, only access it as a cached folders after installing a new copy.