Hi there,
I plan to upgrade my entire build, the only thing not changing is my graphics card. I planned to clean install Windows 10 on my soon-to-be boot drive, an SM951 - However, I have been reading how to clean install Windows 10, and it seems I have to upgrade my current Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, and then reinstall it yet again on the new boot drive, is this true?
I did plan to avoid installing Win10 on my current drive and then just do an entirely fresh install on the new system, but apparently that isn't possible. I have also heard about people having to phone up Microsoft after changing motherboard, is this also true?
My two Windows keys are for Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro, both are legitimate retail keys. Any help would be appreciated.
If I do have to install an OS on my SM951, and then install Windows 10 on top of that, will my Windows 7 installation have to have all of the latest Windows Updates installed, or will I not have to bother with that?
I plan to upgrade my entire build, the only thing not changing is my graphics card. I planned to clean install Windows 10 on my soon-to-be boot drive, an SM951 - However, I have been reading how to clean install Windows 10, and it seems I have to upgrade my current Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, and then reinstall it yet again on the new boot drive, is this true?
I did plan to avoid installing Win10 on my current drive and then just do an entirely fresh install on the new system, but apparently that isn't possible. I have also heard about people having to phone up Microsoft after changing motherboard, is this also true?
My two Windows keys are for Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro, both are legitimate retail keys. Any help would be appreciated.
If I do have to install an OS on my SM951, and then install Windows 10 on top of that, will my Windows 7 installation have to have all of the latest Windows Updates installed, or will I not have to bother with that?
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