Dead Laptop - Transfer Windows Home Premium to New Computer?

[Lewiedude]

My lappy is dying a certain death and I want to remove the Win7 Home Premium OS from it and install it on a new desk top that I am building. Can this be accomplished? I really don't want to spend the $100 for an OEM version when I don't need to.

Thank you in advance for the help.

 

[gregrocker]

If it is retail then you can migrate it to any machine of your choice. OEM dies with the machine.

With Upgrade version, you need to have a qualifying retail XP or Vista on hand which you don't use again, but it doesn't have to be installed.

When you boot an Upgrade version DVD to clean install to a new HD, you need to wait until after install to insert the Product Key and activate so you can do a workaround given here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/31402-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html The Registry change is much easier I have found.