How do I remove Windows 7 so I can legally install on another computer?

How do I remove Windows 7 so I can legally install on another computer?

We sat, 12 December 09 15:46:04 GMT, MJKant wrote:

> How do I remove Windows 7 so I can legally install on another computer?

If yours is a copy retail, you don't and I don't need to.

But if yours is an OEM copy (for example if it came pre-installed on)
your computer, you can not install it on another computer. Your OEM
license restricted for the first computer, on which it is installed and it
can never be legally moved to another.
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows desktop experience) since 2003
Ken Blake

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