How do I install windows 8.1 on an ssd

SirSprinklez · Mar 1, 2014

Just a quick question, how do I transfer the current version of windows 8.1 from my HDD to my new SSD?

USAFRet · Mar 1, 2014

That depends on a few conditions:

Where did this 8.1 come from? Preinstalled, or did you buy it and install it?
Platform? Laptop or desktop?
Size of the SSD, and size of the HDD, and size of the used space on the HDD?

SchizTech · Mar 1, 2014

You can use disk cloning software to clone the contents of the HDD onto the SSD (provided there isn't more used space on the HDD than the SSD has available). Software of this kind includes Norton Ghost or Acronis. It's possible the SSD came with a disk that includes a cloning tool though.

SirSprinklez · Mar 1, 2014

USAFRet :

Windows 8 came preinstalled on my hdd, its from another PC. Its a desktop, the SSD is a Kingston HyperX 120gb, the HDD is a 500gb Hitachi, I'm currently using 311/453gb on the HDD. it has 142gb free.

USAFRet · Mar 1, 2014

SirSprinklez :

"Windows 8 came preinstalled on my hdd, its from another PC"
That Win 8 license is tied to that original hardware.

" the SSD is a Kingston HyperX 120gb" ... "I'm currently using 311/453gb on the HDD"
Cloning will not work. You can't squeeze 311GB of stuff into a 120GB drive.

SirSprinklez · Mar 1, 2014

USAFRet :

SirSprinklez :

"Windows 8 came preinstalled on my hdd, its from another PC"
That Win 8 license is tied to that original hardware.

" the SSD is a Kingston HyperX 120gb" ... "I'm currently using 311/453gb on the HDD"
Cloning will not work. You can't squeeze 311GB of stuff into a 120GB drive.

So what do I do?

USAFRet · Mar 1, 2014

SirSprinklez :

Buy a new Windows 8 license/install for the new PC, and sell the old PC with the original OS license to finance that.

You have 2 PC's, and one license. That does not work.

SirSprinklez · Mar 3, 2014

USAFRet :

Just thought of this during school today. What if I bough a second hard drive, lets say 1TB. If I transferred all the data minus windows 8 and a few select programs, could I then clone the remaining data (windows 8) from the old hard drive to the ssd?

USAFRet · Mar 3, 2014

SirSprinklez :

USAFRet :

Just thought of this during school today. What if I bough a second hard drive, lets say 1TB. If I transferred all the data minus windows 8 and a few select programs, could I then clone the remaining data (windows 8) from the old hard drive to the ssd?

The preinstalled Windows license is licensed to the original PC. It will not work on the new PC.

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