REMOVE (RETAIL) WINDOWS 7 ON OLD COMPUTER AND TRANSFER TO ANOTHER COMPUTER

I have read several posts on this topic, but I'm still not clear.  In particular, I read posts, type in the new product key, but that doesn't seem to apply to me, since I have to re - format the computer I'm transfer the license, so there already the product key when I re - install on the newer computer.

I recently had my sisters old XP computer re-formatted and installed a new version of Windows 7 at retail on it.  His computer is now dying and I want to give him my most recent and most powerful Dell Precision which currently has XP and re - install retail Win 7 on it.  I think the steps are as follows.  Please correct me or give some help:

1 re - format or 'break' his old hard drive that I originally installed Windows 7 retail on so it's offline (unusable).

2 re - format my most recent hard drive for Dell Precision and installs Windows 7 top detail.

Questions: what do I have to call Microsoft and explain why I transfer this product key Win 7 to get the activated license?  Are there of what other steps I'm missing?

Thanks to all who can make this more clear for me.

Harry Swihart

Click Start, type: CMD
Right-click on CMD
Click on run as administrator
At the command prompt, type: slmgr.vbs - upk

Press enter, this will uninstall the product key of the computer and to the evaluation mode, you are now free to use it on another computer. If you experience problems, try to activate by phone:

Activate Windows 7 manually:
1. click on start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4

2. press enter on your keyboard

3. Select your country.

4. Select the telephone activation option and brace yourself for a real person.

The mode currently of the installation process, you will need to be activated or it will go into reduced functional mode. You have the option to install another version or edition of Windows or get a product key for it. Alternatively, you can put the system as follows:

To format drive:

1. Insert the DVD of Windows 7
2. restart your computer
3. When asked if you want to boot from your DVD player, do it.
4. Select your language, click Next.
5. click on "repair your computer".
6. Select the operating system you want to repair.

7. click on the command line

8. at the command prompt, type: FORMAT C: /.

Press enter on your keyboard

Type y for Yes

Press enter

Please wait while the drive is formatted.

Type exit to close the command prompt, and then click farm to shut down the computer.

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