Can I install Windows 7 on a HDD & then move that HDD to another PC?


  1. I WANT MY GIFS
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    Can I install Windows 7 on a HDD & then move that HDD to another PC?


    I have a OEM Product Key sticker for my old PC & my HDD died on that PC.
    I plan to reinstall Windows 7 on that older PC with a new HDD I bought recently.

    Thing is, I also have a newer PC I built.
    Can I take out the HDD with the new instal of Windows 7 from my older PC & place it in my new built PC?

    Will my new PC automatically then have Windows 7 on it or can that not work?
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  3. AddRAM
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    If you plan to re install windows on the older pc and use that key, you can`t use that key anywhere else. ( it`s OEM ) So you would have to buy a new windows license for the new pc.

    Therefor it doesn`t make any sense to install windows on the new hard drive on the old pc, then move it. Just install windows 7 on the new hard drive in the new machine.

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