ram1009 :
chriss000 :
ram1009 :
Your answers depend on what OS you're running. XP, Microsoft doesn't seem to care what you do with it. W7, you will need a new OS key for your new computer assuming your old one is an OEM version. W8, you can install to a new computer and reactivate. BTW, I don't recommend re-using old HDDs. They fail randomly especially after 3 years.
XP will sometimes boot if the chipsets are the same, and sometimes it will demand the key if it is a retail vs. If it isnt retail, it used to demand the key or you buy a new one before 28 days. It was all a bit hit and miss. I once put xp on a machine to play games and I didnt have a code, so I had 28 days between installs, but the guy who gave me the m.board turned the battery upside down so it stayed good; I had to set up the cpu every day, not knowing why, but xp ran on the clock expire, so it took 5 months before i had to re install. Its all hit and miss . I dont think M/S care bout xp, u cn probly run it for nothing.
The moderators frown upon talk about hacking anything. Even an old OS.
Well, nobody inc the op is actually discussing hacks, he is a noob just wanting to know about system disks, etc. I wouldnt know a hack if it bit my toe off. When I see old lappies running 'Hacked' 7, they are all unstable and virus'd up as they havent been updated ever which for £48 seems pathetic.
So yes, I agree with tom's stance. There are sites out there for those idiots (hell easier to learn linux, right?). .
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