How to wipe HDD but keep windows?

iHaveTreeFiddy

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May 4, 2014
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Hey guys, really confused right now. So i want to part out my PC, and build a new one with my remaining parts (processor and HDD) and i just released something. I have both a HDD and an SSD, with Windows on the SSD. I used to have windows on my hard drive, but i bought the ssd and transferred the OS to the SSD , and i want to sell the SSD (too small). Is there no way to salvage windows from the hard drive, so i don't have to buy a completely new copy of win 8? I also dont want to make my hard drive the one that holds the OS, as i plan on buying a brand new SSD. I also want to wipe the HDD if possible. Any help would be awesome, and thanks!