Hey guys, so I just finished putting together my first pc build and everything looks good. I got all new parts like mobo, CPU, PSU, Graphics Card, and Ram but i kept my dvd drive and my hard drive from my previous computer which is like a year old. Now I know after a new setup with new motherboard and cpu that i had to reinstall windows. Stupid me is so excited, and partly just wanting to know if i connected anything wrong, I went and plugged it in and turned it on. It turns on and everything seems to be working except it says new motherboard and cpu detected need to run setup. I put the Motherboard cd in and try to run setup but of course that didn't work. Now the system keeps restarting when it gets to the windows logo.
Would I be able to download windows from microsoft using the product key that i have from my previous computer or do I have to purchase another one and do a clean installation on the hard drive?
I do have a product key, but i don't have a physical cd for windows. My copy of windows is a digital copy already saved on the hard drive for recovery purposes.
Thank you guys in advance
Would I be able to download windows from microsoft using the product key that i have from my previous computer or do I have to purchase another one and do a clean installation on the hard drive?
I do have a product key, but i don't have a physical cd for windows. My copy of windows is a digital copy already saved on the hard drive for recovery purposes.
Thank you guys in advance