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So here's this. When I built my pc I used an ISO Image and my old laptops registration key for windows. But after like a month on my PC's 500gb WD Caviar Blue, windows gave me a hard time saying my copy of Windows "was not genuine". And so I moved my laptops entire HDD to my PC and it works okay, but it's only 250gb and I don't want to re-download my steam games and everything. So what I'm asking is if there is anyway to:

a. Get rid of old windows on my 500gb HDD
b. move my good copy to the big hard drive and get rid of the small one

I should say I have no need for the laptop anymore, so its hard drive and contents have no value.

also, my version of windows is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
 
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Multiple issues here.

1. "an ISO Image and my old laptops registration key for windows"
That license key is/was licensed to that laptop motherboard.

2. " But after like a month on my PC's 500gb WD Caviar Blue, windows gave me a hard time saying my copy of Windows "was not genuine"."
Yes, that is what will happen

3. "And so I moved my laptops entire HDD to my PC and it works okay"
You were extremely lucky that it actually booted.


It will run into the same 'not genuine' issue in 30 days. The install is not what matters...the license is.
The OS on the old laptop drive is an OEM license. Licensed to that original laptop motherboard.

Solution?
Put that drive back into the laptop. Sell it for $150
Buy a new OS for your new...
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Multiple issues here.

1. "an ISO Image and my old laptops registration key for windows"
That license key is/was licensed to that laptop motherboard.

2. " But after like a month on my PC's 500gb WD Caviar Blue, windows gave me a hard time saying my copy of Windows "was not genuine"."
Yes, that is what will happen

3. "And so I moved my laptops entire HDD to my PC and it works okay"
You were extremely lucky that it actually booted.


It will run into the same 'not genuine' issue in 30 days. The install is not what matters...the license is.
The OS on the old laptop drive is an OEM license. Licensed to that original laptop motherboard.

Solution?
Put that drive back into the laptop. Sell it for $150
Buy a new OS for your new desktop.
Install everything.

and I don't want to re-download my steam games and everything.
Click to expand...
Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
 
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Guys you're just terrible, forcing him to not only reinstall all his data which would take ages on those slow HDDs, you're pulling him to SELL his laptop and fking buy new windows.. insanity guys! and you call yourself to be helping people!

There must be some way to unbind the W7 from laptops motherboard.
 
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From the OP:
"I should say I have no need for the laptop anymore, so its hard drive and contents have no value."

'Slow HDD' ? There are multiple ways to 'move' Steam games from one drive to another.
A few seconds of google leads to this:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

If you have an issue with the OS license on that original laptop, take it up with MS and the laptop maker.
Or pay a little extra and buy a retail license.
Or use Linux.
 
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are you saying that for example changing computers motherboard requires to buy new windows license? damn thats a rip off! no wonder people try to avoid that in all ways possible, you know motherboards and CPUs age faster than OS.
 
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If you buy a cheaper Windows 7 OEM license, it is indeed licensed to that original motherboard.
if you wish to change parts more frequently, but a slightly more expensive Retail license.
OEM is cheaper for a reason.

Windows 8 licensing is different.
Read here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx

But the percentage of people who change mb and OS is tiny. The majority get a whole new PC, with new OS included.
 
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And the licensing is a completely different issue than actual operation. Moving a drive from one PC to another often does not work at all. Long before it coughs up a licensing issue.
No boot for you

I am in the process of fixing several laptops from family members. Even among almost identical Compaq laptops...moving the drive between does not boot.
 
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Thanks a lot USAFRet! I figured something like that was the case, but I'm only 16 and so I wanted to make sure there were no "money saving" options before i did all this. I'm getting my R9 270x, and now, ill just start with a clean slate of Windows 8.1 and a 2TB HDD! Thanks for the info everyone, this is my first PC build so it's always something to learn
 
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look what you've done USAFRet..forced him to ditch $ into inferior not even designed for PCs W8.1. Hope you're happy. He could of afforded better GPU/mobo or add a SSD instead of it.

It only fuels microsoft's machine of paying for crap.They hang unaware customers on this.
 
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