Windows 7 Activation Question

Hammer2001 · 29 Oct 2009 at 20:11

I've installed Win 7 on a HDD but haven't activated it yet.
The reason being I ordered an SSD a couple of weeks ago and plan to do a final install on that.

I installed it to the HDD as a trial to highlight any software driver problems I might have.

It seems I may have to wait a couple more weeks at least before the SSD is back in stock ,and by then the 30 day activation deadline will have passed.

So can I activate Win 7 and then reactivate it again after setting up the SSD when it finally arrives? Or will this cause a problem and not be allowed by Microsoft?

RJC · 29 Oct 2009 at 20:26

You probably need to activate over the phone using the automatic phone system.

Another option is to clone the drive using Acronis, they do a 15 or 30 day trial, can't remember which.

Hammer2001 · 29 Oct 2009 at 20:37

Thanks for the reply.

So can I image a hdd install to an ssd. Won't there be problems with partition alignment?

theheyes · 29 Oct 2009 at 21:01

You used to be able to get an extra 30 days out of the trial period by typing the following command at the cmd prompt:

Code:

> slmgr -rearm

Don't know if it works in Windows 7 but worth a try. Obviously wait until you have like 2 days remaining for full effect.