I'm going to build a new PC for the first time in two years, and I have a lot of stuff on this one. I was wondering if it were possible to plug in my SSD from my current rig into the new one, and boot from there instead of installing a new OS.
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I upgraded my rig from a AMD CPU to an Intel CPU entirely and I didn't reinstall anything. Still works and its been months. Try it and see if it works and if not, fiddle with the BIOS. Like change drives from AHCI to IDE mode, that fixed my issues.
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It's possible. But not wise. Windows will contain any and all old drivers from the prior mobo and settings for addresses to hardware etc. In the case of moving from amd to Intel, this poses less issues as the drivers are incompatible, but a move from Intel to Intel will have similar drivers etc that can and probably will be in conflict. Only by removal of all info pertaining to the old mobo might this work.
There is also 1 other issue, that's Windows itself. Licensing of most copies of Windows is done nowadays with a direct tie to the motherboard. When you change mobo's, it invalidates the Windows, it's a failsafe to try and eliminate ppl copying Windows from one machine to another and having multiple pc's run on the same single license. You'll need to contact Microsoft and hopefully you will be able to assure them that it's an upgrade of the same pc, not a whole new pc, leaving the old one operating. And hopefully they'll issue a new key for registration. Barring that, you'll need to purchase a new key, which won't require anything more than registration, leaving all prior data intact.
There is also 1 other issue, that's Windows itself. Licensing of most copies of Windows is done nowadays with a direct tie to the motherboard. When you change mobo's, it invalidates the Windows, it's a failsafe to try and eliminate ppl copying Windows from one machine to another and having multiple pc's run on the same single license. You'll need to contact Microsoft and hopefully you will be able to assure them that it's an upgrade of the same pc, not a whole new pc, leaving the old one operating. And hopefully they'll issue a new key for registration. Barring that, you'll need to purchase a new key, which won't require anything more than registration, leaving all prior data intact.
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