can I reactivate windows 7 by using the ID of the original product after upgrading the hard drive.
Original title: reactivate Windows 7.
I want to spend the hard drive on my laptop.
The question is, when I remove the old hard drive and put a new, obviously, I need to install windows on the new drive system, can I reactivate windows 7 by using the ID of the original product?
If this is not the case, how can I do?
Thank you.
How to pass windows 7 to a new hard drive using Acronis True Image Home 2011:
A step by step guide on the use of Acronis True Image Home 2011.
http://www.PAGESTART.com/acronisnewharddrive01.html
(Note: Acronis is now 2014, but the technique is the same)
Other Image backup options:
Acronis True Image 2014 - has a 30 day trial version available, key to test sent to your Email address.
Note: Initialization of cloning and the road (creating a MBR) are not supported in the trial version.
For the trial version, the recovery is only available when starting an Acronis Bootable Media CD.
Install Acronis and then create a bootable media restoration/rescue CD before you start creating your first backup image
http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/
30-day trial: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/#tryorbuy
True Image User Guides and documentation:
http://www.Acronis.com/support/documentation/
2014 supports XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1
Paragon
Free version: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/
Guide: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/download.html
Home Version $ 39.95: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/brh/
Support: http://www.paragon-software.com/support/
Macrium Reflect free
Free version: http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
(no technical support available for the free version)
Macrum reflect Standard ($49.99)
http://www.Macrium.com/personal.aspx
Suport: http://www.macrium.com/ticket.aspx
Note: For users who have a Western Digital hard drive, there is a free version of Acronis 2013:
http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?Swid=119
Release notes: http://support.wdc.com/download/notes/ATI_WD_RN_5962.pdf
Guide users for WD Version: http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119&type=userguide&wdc_lang=en
How to pass windows 7 hard disk nine or greater using the backup and restore of Windows 7
http://www.PAGESTART.com/win7bckuprstrnhd072610.html
After you moved to the new drive and are convinced that everything is working Ok, then you can format the drive or temporarily start from the old drive and open a prompt (run as administrator) and quick entry: slmgr /upk and press ENTER. This allows to uninstall the product key from the old drive.
J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com
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