big problem!

[wazza300]

Clone the old drive/os to the new hdd? Macrium reflect

 

[CinderzFTW]

yea i have... the board don't have a vga port, so im using the original 5450 that it came with

 

[bertles86]

it didn't ship with it no... i would very much doubt that the motherboard can tell that its a different windows than the original

Sorry ambiguous wording. What was the pre installed operating system (specifically)?

What is the exact OS you are installing?

 

[CinderzFTW]

Sorry ambiguous wording. What was the pre installed operating system (specifically)?

What is the exact OS you are installing?

trying to install win7 x64... same as the original

 

[CinderzFTW]

its compatible with all win7 versions anyways, been on the dell website for that info

 

[CinderzFTW]

Clone the old drive/os to the new hdd? Macrium reflect

cannot do that, the original drive has been wiped and installed on a new system with a new os install

 

[bertles86]

Identical versions, like Home Premium x64?

 

[CinderzFTW]

no this one is ultimate and genuine

 

[bertles86]

Okay, download and install the image from here

http://en.community.dell.com/suppor...fficial-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx

Enter preferably the key on the COA sticker on the Dell machine and activate.

Or enter your new retail key and activate over the phone using the 0800 number.

 

[bertles86]

Did that fix it?

 

[CinderzFTW]

sorting it out tonight