Do I need to re install windows if I have a used motherboard with windows already installed and a used hardrive with Windows?

Chutterunga · Apr 28, 2016

Hey everyone, so I am buying a used Motherboard from a local guy that had windows installed with it already. I also have a used hard drive from an old PC with the same version of windows. I know there will be issues with drivers being different and everything. But would it be possible to put the used hard drive in and let windows repair the missing drivers itself. or would it be better to just buy and re install windows 7 from scratch and do the free upgrade to windows 10?

bratShone · Apr 28, 2016

For me always is better to do a fresh clean install of windows!

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USAFRet · Apr 28, 2016

Full reinstall, for a couple of reasons:

1. It may well be required. As in, it won't boot. At all.
2. Licensing and activation will probably choke.
3. Why drag along whatever junk is currently in that OS install? Start fresh.

weberdarren97 · Apr 28, 2016

I would suggest just buying Windows 10. You could however, just buy Windows 7, make an install media via the Media Creation Tool found here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and then just put the Windows 7 activation key into Windows 10. As long as you have Windows 10 version 1511 (which that tool will create install media for), it will activate off of a Win 7/8/8.1 key.

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