Can you Reuse your Windows and Hard Drive in a New Build?

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Zach Yingling

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I have my broken old PC. With Windows 8 installed. Can I take out the hard drive and use that hard drive and the windows in my new build? Keep in mind that I am moving from Intel to AMD. Also, the hard drive is about a year old. Thanks in advance!
 
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yes you can as long as your HDD is working fine. use your cd key for windows when installing a new copy. i would advise against just plugging the HDD in as it will have all old drivers for the board and chipset. you will need to install a fresh copy of windows but you can re-use your cd key on your new PC
 
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Zach Yingling

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It's Windows 8. And I had a computer prebuilt and don't know the security code or whatever.
 
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