You CAN get OEM licences to work with new hardware, I have in the past. Either get Windows 7 from a legitimate seller ( PC Part Picker List), or run Windows 10, downloaded direct from Microsoft using the Media Creation Tool without activation. One more point of note: The only reason a Windows license would fail is if you are purchasing it from a non-authorized reseller. If, on the other hand, you perform the clean install as suggested, you can purchase any version of Windows licensing you wish. Purchasing a new license resolves that particular issue, but if you're going to try and just move the hard drive from the old computer to the new computer and re-activating Windows with the new license, you need to make sure the new license if for the same version OS as the old OEM license.įor instance, if the old license is for Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, that is the exact version of Windows you need to purchase the new license for if you're going to try and just move the hard drive. It remains tied to the original computer the OS was installed on. With Windows 7 and new hardware, while it might work just moving the drive to another computer, you REALLY want to perform a clean install of the OS.Īs for licensing, you cannot "move" your current Windows 7 OEM license to a new computer.
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