HDD Swap

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:15

My Grandad has bought a new computer, but it does not have any OS on it.

Could I take the HDD from his old one and put it in the new one?

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:18

What operating system was his old pc and was he running retail or OEM version.

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:19

It was XP, and it was a pre-built eMachines PC so I am presuming it was OEM.

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:21

The oem version is tied to the motherboard it was originally installed / activated on.

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:22

Ahh, anyway to get around it?

Reaper 392 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:25

Sorry for being off topic, but how come your rank is "And Syrup!"

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:25

You can phone up and fib but legally he would be unlicensed and you might as well downlod a hacked copy of win 7.

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:26

Reaper 392 said:
Sorry for being off topic, but how come your rank is "And Syrup!"

He got upset and spammed the forums with waffles and potatoes comments the other week!

They did name him waffles.

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:27

Oh ok. If I got an XP disc, could I use the license key? Or is that what you're talking about?

And to reaper... It's a long story

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:28

Jordan97 said:
Oh ok. If I got an XP disc, could I use the license key? Or is that what you're talking about?

And to reaper... It's a long story

That's what were talking about

, so ideally no.

Why did the pc come with no operating system.

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:30

RJC said:
That's what were talking about , so ideally no.

Why did the pc come with no operating system.

Well it did come with Windows 7, but he bought it off eBay and it was an illegal copy and it would not let him install any MS programs.

RJC · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:32

Ah ok, his best bet is to purchase a copy of windows 7 from here which he can pass on with his pc if he chooses to sell.

Jordan97 · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:33

Yeah, I think that's what we'll do.

Thanks for the help