Reinstall Windows 7 on a different drive on the same computer - related issue of the license

A license Windows 7 partners question

Can I reinstall Windows 7 on a drive different than where I did the initial installation? I have to cancel registration of the software because the initial installation? If so, how this is done? I have to follow a special procedure for the installation of system 7 on the hot spare?

The reason for my situation

I decided to upgrade the operating system of my laptop Toshiba Windows XP to Windows 7. As it was my first time, I decided to buy a HDD replacement so that I'd be able to do a clean install of Windows 7 without compromising my data and programs on the old disk. That went well, but the data and previously installed programs that I had used for the years remained in the hard disk which has been deleted.

Now, I would replace the new hard drive (on which I have installed Windows 7) with the original hard disk (which contains Wndows XP and all my data, all my programs). With that done, I would like to perform an installation upgrade of Windows 7 (on Windows XP). In order to make a second installation on another hard drive (but the same work) what I should do to meet the legal installation MS for Windows 7?

Please let me know.

Thank you

Carlos Tavora

Monday, January 27, 2014 20:37:16 + 0000, tetraethyle3 wrote:

Now, I would replace the new hard drive (on which I have installed Windows 7) with the original hard disk (which contains Wndows XP and all my data, all my programs). With that done, I would like to make a * level of installation of Windows 7 (on Windows XP). order to make a second installation on another hard drive (but the same work) what I should do to meet the legal installation MS for Windows 7?

In addition, there is no installation upgrade to Windows 7 from Windows XP.

Yes, thank you. I missed that he had 'upgrade '.

You must perform a new installation and reinstall your programs.

It's the best thing to do, but the 'must' is too strong a Word. Allow me to
mention the alternative (although I do not recommend to do so): make a
two-step upgrade - first upgrade XP to Vista, and Vista upgrade for
Windows 7.

I do not recommend because it doubles the risk of problems. But one
while back I've tasted, to check that it worked, and I got lucky
enough to have any resulting problems.

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