Seeking advice on reinstalling windows after replacing mobo

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I was hoping I could get some advice regarding my current issue. Basically over the weekend my motherboard bit the dust, and I have since ordered a new one, along with a CPU (As my old CPU was socket 1155, which don't seem to be sold anymore).

The thing is, I figured I would take the opportunity to also buy an SSD (I've never had one before). So my question is; is the following plan feasible/realistic/possible? Will I face any challenges? Do I need any specific knowledge that hopefully you guys can help me with?

The plan:
The ultimate goal I'm hoping to achieve is having my current copy of windows 7 installed on the new SSD.

1. If I plug in my old HDD into the new mobo, will it boot without issue? Or is there something I have to do to get the old HDD to run on the new board?
2. Assuming I've gotten it to work with the new motherboard, and that I can track down the product key for my windows 7, is reinstalling as simple as burning an installation disc and selecting the new SSD as the installation destination?
3. Once the SSD has windows on it, how do I make windows use that drive as the default drive to boot from? Is it an option in the BIOS menu?
4. Once the machine is booting from the SSD, do I simply delete the windows registry from the old seagate? Or is there something specific I should do to uninstall windows from that drive? Is it possible to format the individual hard drive without formatting the SSD as well?

Any help you guys could provide would be much appreciated!
 
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1: it probably will not bott without issues. A new motherbd would use different drivers and the old ones loading are likely to cause crashes.
2: its best to assume that you arent going to get the old OS working and plan according ly. if it does by chance work then Great! Your win7 Product key is on your win7 packaging. If your win7 came with your pc (HP, Dell...) then it is not likely going to install to an aftermarket motherbd.
3: this step depends on what you find in step 1 but I think you are most likely to be installing windows to the ssd fresh which means you shouldnt have any other harddrives or ssd's connected until after its installed. And yes you make the ssd the primary boot device in the bios.
4:You understand that the new...
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1: it probably will not bott without issues. A new motherbd would use different drivers and the old ones loading are likely to cause crashes.
2: its best to assume that you arent going to get the old OS working and plan according ly. if it does by chance work then Great! Your win7 Product key is on your win7 packaging. If your win7 came with your pc (HP, Dell...) then it is not likely going to install to an aftermarket motherbd.
3: this step depends on what you find in step 1 but I think you are most likely to be installing windows to the ssd fresh which means you shouldnt have any other harddrives or ssd's connected until after its installed. And yes you make the ssd the primary boot device in the bios.
4:You understand that the new windows will not have any knowledge of the old windows programs, will me missing the many registry and user account settings and will need to be reinstalled right? The exception to this is that there are many steam, origin, uplay, glyph games that you just need to install the main app (like steam) and then point the app to the old games location on the old drive. this works for many but not all of the games on those apps so if you find one or two that dont work, just reinstall that game.
 
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