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Install Windows 7 on a new C: drive maintaining use of the computer
Hello forum - new poster here.
I want to upgrade my boot drive to a larger SSD, but I don't have the original media or product key. I want to use the machine as-is while I reinstall everything on the new drive. Even if I could, I don't want simply to clone the current drive to the new one. I've already purchased the drive and a copy of Win7/64.
I'm familiar with the fresh installation process detailed in another thread, and my MOBO allows me to select the boot drive at startup, but I don't know how to deal with the issue of two boot drives when I want the new drive to end up being the C: drive. All I can think to do at this point is physically connect only the drive that I want to use.
Is there a more elegant workflow that would allow me to continue to use my computer as I rebuild the new OS drive and have it end up as the C: drive?
Thanks in advance,
Nick