So I have an Acer aspire laptop with a server set up on its hard drive. It broke so I pulled out the hard drive and put it in an HP machine. It boots up fine and works fine, but I have Windows 10 on it and the HP isn't supposed to have Windows 10. I also can't install the drivers. Also, the computer still thinks its an Acer aspire. I want to install windows 10, so is there any way to do it without a full restore with the HP product key?
Acer hard drive inside a HP
- Thread starter egonnelly
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What license key do you have to go with the laptop?
Win 10? Or other?
The Acer laptop came with Windows 7 and I immediately upgraded to 10 when I got the update tool. The HP Pavilion came with Windows Vista, but I don't want vista at all.
Win 10? Or other?
The Acer laptop came with Windows 7 and I immediately upgraded to 10 when I got the update tool. The HP Pavilion came with Windows Vista, but I don't want vista at all.
- Mar 16, 2013
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After the Win 10 update, and before the laptop died...if you had done this, maybe.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
As for it thinking it is still and Acer...that requires a full OS reinstall.
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