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Hi I'm thinking of building a new pc can I use the copy of windows 7 that I bought for my present pc?
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit sp1
CPU
I7 2700K @3.5GHz
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3P
Memory
Corsair 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6450 - 1 GB - (XFX) - Silent - (PCI-E)
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
lg 23"
Hard Drives
90GB Corsair Force Series 3 SATA 6Gb/s SSD 1 TB Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda SATA-III 7200RPM and 3tb seagate
PSU
Corsair 600W (CMPSU-600CX)
Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500 - Silent
Antivirus
mcafee
Hello Baccini,

Is it retail or OEM.

OEM - No Chance im afraid.

Retail - Definitetly - Just make sure you uninstall windows from the old PC before installing on new PC.

Lucky
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
The HAFmeister (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM + SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHZ (OC'd to 3.99Ghz)
Motherboard
Asus Rampage III Extreme x58 SATA 6GB & USB 3.0
Memory
6GB OCZ Reaper HPC Edition PC3-16000 (set 1606Mhz 8-8-8-26)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 570
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SM2433BW 24" Widescreen Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 32Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16Mb Buffer SATA II
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750GB USB
Samsung Spinpoint 2TB SATA II
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower 1200w (Modular)
Case
CoolerMaster HAF-932
Cooling
Zalman Reserator XT and ZM-WB5 Plus - GPU uses Stock coolers
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse
Internet Speed
3MB Profile - 350-400kbs (Real-Speed)
Other Info
IcyBox Hot-Swap Bay,
Logitech G27 Steering Wheel,
Xbox 360 Wirless Elite Controller with Microsoft Reciever and
Play & Charge Kit,
Belkin USB Wireless Adaptor,
GAME Generic Controller (Playstation Looky-Likey),
Epson SX125 All-in-One.
how can you tell if its retail,it came in a box with 32 & 64 bit discs which i bought online when 7 was first released last october
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit sp1
CPU
I7 2700K @3.5GHz
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3P
Memory
Corsair 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6450 - 1 GB - (XFX) - Silent - (PCI-E)
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
lg 23"
Hard Drives
90GB Corsair Force Series 3 SATA 6Gb/s SSD 1 TB Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda SATA-III 7200RPM and 3tb seagate
PSU
Corsair 600W (CMPSU-600CX)
Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500 - Silent
Antivirus
mcafee
baccini said:
how can you tell if its retail,it came in a box with 32 & 64 bit disc's which i bought online when 7 was first released last october
Click to expand...
Then it's retail. OEM's are only a single disk and no box, just a sleeve.

Ken
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Optiplex 980
OS
Win7 x64 Ultimate SP1
CPU
Intel i7-2600
Memory
8 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Geforce gt 520
Monitor(s) Displays
LG & Acer
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
Fios 45/35
Other Info
Windows Home Server
Agree with Ken.

My OEM came in what looks like a DVD movie case but no box.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory
8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card
VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution
1920x1080; 1440x900
Hard Drives
Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling
Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Keyboard
Logitech K-320
Mouse
Kensington
Antivirus
Avast Inernet Suite
Browser
IE 9 ; Chrome
Ok thanks for the advice thought I might have a problem with registration :)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit sp1
CPU
I7 2700K @3.5GHz
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3P
Memory
Corsair 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6450 - 1 GB - (XFX) - Silent - (PCI-E)
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
lg 23"
Hard Drives
90GB Corsair Force Series 3 SATA 6Gb/s SSD 1 TB Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda SATA-III 7200RPM and 3tb seagate
PSU
Corsair 600W (CMPSU-600CX)
Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500 - Silent
Antivirus
mcafee
Njoy the new PC..;)
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
INTEL Pentium4 3.2ghz(QuadCore MonthEnd!!!)
Motherboard
Asus P5QL-EM
Memory
2gb kingston DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
hd powercolour 5570 512MB
Sound Card
8ch onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
21" Samsung
Screen Resolution
Change alot
Hard Drives
samsung 500GB 7200rpm
PSU
Sparta 500w
Case
Alienware
Cooling
Aero cooling
Keyboard
Microsoft Multi-Media
Mouse
Scorpion 3000dpi
Internet Speed
none
Other Info
Xforce-5 5.1 Surround
thanks for that...........
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
windows 7 64bit sp1
CPU
I7 2700K @3.5GHz
Motherboard
GA-Z68XP-UD3P
Memory
Corsair 16GB PC3-12800 1600 MHz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6450 - 1 GB - (XFX) - Silent - (PCI-E)
Sound Card
none
Monitor(s) Displays
lg 23"
Hard Drives
90GB Corsair Force Series 3 SATA 6Gb/s SSD 1 TB Seagate ST31000524AS Barracuda SATA-III 7200RPM and 3tb seagate
PSU
Corsair 600W (CMPSU-600CX)
Case
Cooler Master Sileo 500 - Silent
Antivirus
mcafee
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