How can i move an Hdd with win7 on it to new pc please ?

truewraith · 23 Mar 2019 at 15:32

hi,

i think i remember this being possible but im not sure how to put my current hard drive with my windows 7 64b already on there into a new pc as its just wont boot, please if someone can let me know how this can be done that would be amazing

thanks

rolypolyman · 24 Mar 2019 at 22:28

Wouldn't think this is possible unless your new pc had exactly the same components as your old one, which would be very unlikely. Suspect you would have to clean install windows onto your Hdd on your new pc.

Rannoch · 25 Mar 2019 at 11:03

Does your old pc have a hardware issue? If it doesn’t boot it could be a software problem.

truewraith · 26 Mar 2019 at 17:00

was no problems, but this was possible but just dont remember how

think it was with the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) !

Cooler running · 30 Mar 2019 at 00:48

Usually pc compnents need drivers, as these are usually installed on the hard drive, moving it to a new PC willl break it, as the drivers wont match the hardware.
Most people take a note of the windows key, create a usb install disk, backup the user files and then install on the new device.

Nikumba · 16 Apr 2019 at 13:13

You will need to set your BIOS to Legacy and not ACHI mode that should allow the drive to boot, get your network card drivers on a USB stick, then just let Windows sort itself out

Orcvader · 16 Apr 2019 at 13:37

You're much better off doing a clean install. There could be various reasons why it's not booting (eg, new board is in UEFI mode and needs to be set to legacy, SATA mode is different from both boards, driver conflicts, etc).

Fluffybob · 16 Apr 2019 at 15:13

Clean install or you will have endless problems, fresh is always best

Double07 · 16 Apr 2019 at 22:33

You cant beat that new install smell. I reinstalled win10 today and oh i feel so clean.

Well as clean as anyone can using Windows I suppose.

ED209 · 17 Apr 2019 at 09:51

Double07 said:
You cant beat that new install smell. I reinstalled win10 today and oh i feel so clean

This is not possible on W10 with the amount of bloat it comes with unles you did your own iso and removed all of that before install!

Quartz · 17 Apr 2019 at 10:19

Nikumba said:
You will need to set your BIOS to Legacy and not ACHI mode that should allow the drive to boot, get your network card drivers on a USB stick, then just let Windows sort itself out

It's better to have them already on the HDD in a separate folder structure (e.g. \Install) so you don't have to worry about USB or chipset drivers.

Double07 · 17 Apr 2019 at 15:29

ED209 said:
This is not possible on W10 with the amount of bloat it comes with unles you did your own iso and removed all of that before install!

What bloat specifically?

ED209 · 17 Apr 2019 at 16:28

Double07 said:
What bloat specifically?

Candy crush, Facebook, Disney games, Skype and I am sure there is others

Double07 · 17 Apr 2019 at 17:38

ED209 said:
Candy crush, Facebook, Disney games, Skype and I am sure there is others

Not on mine, I just have an ISO that I made a while back from the MS website and cant even remember what I picked but I seem to have almost nothing other than the bog standard windows. Yeah I had to stop cortana and edge beause they do my head in, and install classic shell. but thats minimal and its clean and old school