my laptop is dying, I can move my hard drive to another computer and still use vista coa?
my laptop is dying, I can move my hard drive to another computer and still use vista coa?
Hello
It depends on the type of license you have, as to whether you can transfer it or not.
Pre-installed Licenses OEM (HP, Acer, etc.) and the Microsoft System Builder OEM licenses are tied to the first machine that they are installed on and channels of license when this machine dies.
OEM licenses are not transferable.
If you have purchased your own license for sale retail of Windows and installed yourself, yes you can transfer it to another computer.
Retail licenses are transferable.
Just be sure that you have only installed on one machine at a time.
A single license means one Installation.
And if it is retail and transfer you, in all likelihood will have to reinstall the operating system, as this disc hard the 'old' aura card mother drivers installed, which will cause starting problems.
See you soon.
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> access my files.
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