Help with Windows 7 move from HDD to SSD OEM Windows

austin1192 · Jul 21, 2015

I have a 1TB WD HDD as a single drive however would like to look to add a SSD as a boot drive. I understand the best thing to do is a clean install of Windows 7 using the disk and product key. I built the PC myself and used an OEM copy of Windows and no longer have the disk.

I believe through right click computer > properties I can look at the product key however it has the words OEM mid way through, is this normal?

Is there anything I can do to move the Windows 7 boot from my HDD to a SSD?

Thanks in advance!

skitszo · Jul 21, 2015

Belarc can help you document your program licenses. just save the file as HTML to a flash drive or some storage device. but it has to boot into windows before you do the work.

once you have tyhat license any media that has the windows install will work. but the license is specific to home/professional/enterprise so know which one you have. also most likely you want 64 bit not 32 bit

http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/

you can look up a guide to learn how to mount this ISO to USB and install windows that way; just don't electronicly do the license during install unless your hard wired to the internet.. best to manually activate later.

the other option is cloning if you really really want to keep your set up the same. personally i think new install is better.

austin1192 · Jul 21, 2015

I have found a windows 7 home premium 64 bit disk that i used to build my brothers pc (same os as mine) so if i use this belarc software to find the product code i can use this for a clean install?

skitszo · Jul 21, 2015

yes. if the license is for home premium then it will work.

austin1192 · Jul 21, 2015

does it matter that the original install was from OEM software? can the license be re used when installing onto a different drive?

skitszo · Jul 21, 2015

believe those are tied to motherboards. I'm not the microsoft police so... if it works it works. 8}

secarver · Jul 22, 2015

skitszo :

Belarc can help you document your program licenses. just save the file as HTML to a flash drive or some storage device. but it has to boot into windows before you do the work.

once you have tyhat license any media that has the windows install will work. but the license is specific to home/professional/enterprise so know which one you have. also most likely you want 64 bit not 32 bit

http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/

you can look up a guide to learn how to mount this ISO to USB and install windows that way; just don't electronicly do the license during install unless your hard wired to the internet.. best to manually activate later.

the other option is cloning if you really really want to keep your set up the same. personally i think new install is better.

secarver · Jul 22, 2015

Links to mydigitallife Win 7 DownLoads did NOT work for me on 7/22/15, nor did the Microsoft sight.
Are there other sources for win 7 pro 64 .iso?

skitszo · Jul 22, 2015

the only other way is bit torrent sites.... use at own risk.

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