bigirishman :
My hd is on its way out so im about to put a new one in. I have windows 8 pro. Can I reinstall windows 8 on the new hdd without messing my licence? I have install disks and key. Ive been told windows 8 is funny with hardware changes! I myself cant see no problems yet ive been here b4 on issues and wished I had of asked someone in the know b4 trusting myself.
One thing you should be careful about...
If the serial code you purchased for Win8 Pro was an upgrade code, then you must install win7 before re-installing win8 pro. This just means that if you try to do a clean install onto the new hard drive and you use an upgrade code, it will install, but it will not activate. The upgrade code requires you to have a windows os already installed before the upgrade.