Building a new rig, can I use my current hard drive with windows 7 on my new build to avoid having to buy another OS/harddrive

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Protectereli

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Building a new rig, can I use my current hard drive with windows 7 on my new build to avoid having to buy another OS/hard drive?

Getting the MSI z87 gaming motherboard currently have a 750gb hard drive with windows 7 installed
 
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Yes you can, but you'll most likely have to reinstall windows due to the chipset/CPU change. This will require you to call microsoft (it's automated - no annoying ppl to talk to) and enter a lengthy code generated by your computer. You'll then be told a 2nd code to enter and this will activate Windows on the build. When the computer voice asks you how many computers your copy of Windows is installed on, do *not* give any answer other than "one", even if in reality it's 50 :p
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Yes you can, but you'll most likely have to reinstall windows due to the chipset/CPU change. This will require you to call microsoft (it's automated - no annoying ppl to talk to) and enter a lengthy code generated by your computer. You'll then be told a 2nd code to enter and this will activate Windows on the build. When the computer voice asks you how many computers your copy of Windows is installed on, do *not* give any answer other than "one", even if in reality it's 50 :p
 
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Appreciate it John, just saved me a lot of money :)

 
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