My main OS HDD became faulty a few days ago and i've just started the RMA process. In the meantime, I had re-installed Windows 7 x64 on my second HDD and activated it using the same code. It is an upgrade edition.
Once the RMA comes through, I want to re-install windows onto that. I have two questions regarding this -
1) Is there going to be any issue regarding activation on a hopefully new HDD when it's still activated on this HDD? (both hard disks will remain in this computer alone and aren't going anywhere).
2) Is it possible to hide the install on the current hard disk without deleting it so that the computer doesn't pick up a valid windows install being present at all? Once the new hard disk is installed, I want windows on that alone. But in case something does happen to it, I would rather keep an install present here which I can just 'unhide' and boot up using it instead of installing it all over again. I would also prefer to just move all windows related folders into one single folder. Hopefully this makes sense. If this isn't possible, is there any sort of 'proper' way to un install windows? Or do I just delete all the files once i've booted up using windows on the replacement hard disk?
Once the RMA comes through, I want to re-install windows onto that. I have two questions regarding this -
1) Is there going to be any issue regarding activation on a hopefully new HDD when it's still activated on this HDD? (both hard disks will remain in this computer alone and aren't going anywhere).
2) Is it possible to hide the install on the current hard disk without deleting it so that the computer doesn't pick up a valid windows install being present at all? Once the new hard disk is installed, I want windows on that alone. But in case something does happen to it, I would rather keep an install present here which I can just 'unhide' and boot up using it instead of installing it all over again. I would also prefer to just move all windows related folders into one single folder. Hopefully this makes sense. If this isn't possible, is there any sort of 'proper' way to un install windows? Or do I just delete all the files once i've booted up using windows on the replacement hard disk?