Can I transfer OS from old hdd to ssd on new computer

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I am building a gaming pc and I have a copy of windows 7 on a hdd from an older pc, can I migrate windows from the hd to the ssd and then delete windows 7 off the hdd so I can use it for storage on my new pc? If so then how? Thanks for any input because this is my first time building a pc.
 
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Did you buy a boxed copy of windows 7 on last pc? If you did, you can move that from old pc to new pc

If it came with the pc, you probably can't swap it to new pc, as windows matches itself to the CPU/motherboard so there is good chance it won't activate. You will need to buy a new licence from Microsoft


Either way, I would do a fresh install on the new computer as the drivers already on the hdd version will not match your hardware.

this might speed up the update process:

There is a workaround, as I discovered. Download two updates before starting the installation process, KB3083710 and KB3102810, and copy them to a USB flash drive. Install Windows 7 with SP1 and leave the network cable disconnected. Install those...
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Did you buy a boxed copy of windows 7 on last pc? If you did, you can move that from old pc to new pc

If it came with the pc, you probably can't swap it to new pc, as windows matches itself to the CPU/motherboard so there is good chance it won't activate. You will need to buy a new licence from Microsoft


Either way, I would do a fresh install on the new computer as the drivers already on the hdd version will not match your hardware.

this might speed up the update process:

There is a workaround, as I discovered. Download two updates before starting the installation process, KB3083710 and KB3102810, and copy them to a USB flash drive. Install Windows 7 with SP1 and leave the network cable disconnected. Install those two updates from the flash drive before connecting to the network and running Windows Update for the first time, and you can cut that horrendous delay down to a matter of a few minutes.

Even then you have many hours of work ahead of you. When I started over, using that workaround, it still took nearly three and a half hours from the time I started the clean install until those 216 important updates were finished downloading and installing.

And then, after rebooting and checking Windows Update again, there were three more updates. And 26 more after the next restart, and two more after the next restart...

In all, I spent about eight hours to finish installing Windows 7 and something like 300 Important and Optional updates (I lost count, honestly). And each restart along the way demanded my manual intervention.
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http://www.zdnet.com/article/sticking-with-windows-7-the-forecast-calls-for-pain/
 
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