just built a computer and installed windows 8.1.... my computer doesnt go to sleep and pissing me off.... i dont feel like going through the downgrading process, so if i were to buy a new hardrive, can i install it, and put windows 7 on it?
your copy of windows 8.1 is linked to your motherboard. thats wont prevent you from installing windows 7, but you wont be able to use your windows 8.1 license number on another pc.
thats fine, i just wanted to make sure before i buy a new hdd that i would be able to successfully install windows 7 onto my pc thats currently running on 8.1