Changing my motherboard. Having trouble figuring how to install windows.

[tometom]

Hello.
My problem is, to sum up, to install windows from my OEM system to a brand new motherboard.
I don't have the installation disc(k?) and the my current computer's brand is Asus and my future motherboard will be a MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition.
Also, i will be installing a new ssd for boot drive.
Cheers
I thank for all the help I am given

 

[Dunlop0078]

Well OEM keys for the most part cannot be reused so you may need to purchase a new copy of windows. You will need either a windows disc or a bootable usb drive to install windows.

 

[misteriosly]

That will be a violation according to http://www.microsoft.com/OEM/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/licensing_faq.aspx#fbid=TNF9Mrkz47N
If it is OEM system.
Otherwise if you own Different Microsoft License, you can log in Microsoft and download Windows from their site and then burn it on USB/DVD/CD.
If you don't wish to re-install, you could try cloning your current HDD on to SSD, but if windows is earlier than 8 there is little chance that you will succeed in booting after that.

 

[glitchmaster0001]

no it would work i always install oem windows keys as i dont have $200 to go buy a new os. go to getintopc.com to get the iso file and then make a disk with a blank dvd. trust me on this i clean installed windows vista windows 7 home windows 7 pro 3 times and windows 8 pro 2 time using this method just make sure to get the product key from the OEM system to do this and for the install method choose custom

 

[bignastyid]

Oem copies of 7 are tied to the first board they are installed on. Microsoft will usually make an exception if you are replacing a failed board, but you'll usually need to activate over the phone and its at thier discretion. If you ate just upgrading then you'll need a new liscense if microsoft catches wind of it they will invalidate the key.

 

[Dunlop0078]

no it would work i always install oem windows keys as i dont have $200 to go buy a new os. go to getintopc.com to get the iso file and then make a disk with a blank dvd. trust me on this i clean installed windows vista windows 7 home windows 7 pro 3 times and windows 8 pro 2 time using this method just make sure to get the product key from the OEM system to do this and for the install method choose custom

No you cant must not have been an OEM key or you were using it on the same system. This is common knowledge an OEM key is not supposed to be reused on a different computer. I have reused OEM keys before by calling microsoft and explaining why I was doing it, but an OEM key that was used on a different computer cannot be activated again on a totally diffrent computer this is why retail keys exist.

 

[glitchmaster0001]

no it would work i always install oem windows keys as i dont have $200 to go buy a new os. go to getintopc.com to get the iso file and then make a disk with a blank dvd. trust me on this i clean installed windows vista windows 7 home windows 7 pro 3 times and windows 8 pro 2 time using this method just make sure to get the product key from the OEM system to do this and for the install method choose custom

No you cant must not have been an OEM key or you were using it on the same system. This is common knowledge an OEM key is not supposed to be reused on a different computer. I have reused OEM keys before by calling microsoft and explaining why I was doing it, but an OEM key that was used on a different computer cannot be activated again on a totally diffrent computer this is why retail keys exist.

dude my computer is a custom home built pc that i built out of parts from my school eDump. yes you can use OEM keys to active non OEM windows. i assure you it works my home built pc currently dual boots windows 7 pro and windows 8 pro and they are both genuine copies activated from OEM product keys on the side of a trashed Lenovo.

 

[bignastyid]

What you are doing is an eula violation so your copies of windows are technically illegitimate. Just because it may work doesn't make it legal.

 

[glitchmaster0001]

What you are doing is an eula violation so your copies of windows are technically illegitimate. Just because it may work doesn't make it legal.

yeah but if you really want windows and you dont wanna buy it then i guess thats the only way

 

[rgd1101]

What you are doing is an eula violation so your copies of windows are technically illegitimate. Just because it may work doesn't make it legal.

yeah but if you really want windows and you dont wanna buy it then i guess thats the only way

Sorry that stealing, in some 3rd world country, they will cut your hand for that.

 

[tometom]

Can I get just the key?

 

[Alabalcho]

The key you already have will work only if you are installing motherboard from same computer (that is, your original computer is faulty, and you're repairing it with original parts).

Any other key must be purchased - whether for 7, 8, or 10. You did the upgrade - the fact that you've reused the case / PSU does not make this computer any different than one you've build yourself, and for that new computer you need new WIndows license.

 

[tometom]

Ok but if I buy a key from r/windowskeyswap or g2a will it work.
If the HDD stays the same i can install windows as usual and use that key instead? I cant afford a retail copy

 

[bignastyid]

Maybe for a while but those sites are notorious for selling illegitimate keys. They sell alot of recovered(taken from dead oem machines), key genned and MSDN copies and when Microsoft discovers them they are made invalid. A legitimate copy of windows in the US is usually going to cost atleast 80-90 bucks, it doesnt have to be retail you can use an oem system builder version like newegg and Amazon sell. The key is not tied to the hdd its tied to the motherboard.

 

[tometom]

Maybe for a while but those sites are notorious for selling illegitimate keys. They sell alot of recovered(taken from dead oem machines), key genned and MSDN copies and when Microsoft discovers them they are made invalid. A legitimate copy of windows in the US is usually going to cost atleast 80-90 bucks, it doesnt have to be retail you can use an oem system builder version like newegg and Amazon sell. The key is not tied to the hdd its tied to the motherboard.

I live in a country where Newegg doesnt exist and Amazon doesnt care enough to give free shipping( it costs 20 euros standard). Retail its 200 euros and globaldata( the most popular hardware site here) its sold at 160-180 euros so if i cant have a key for 20 euros i wont buy a new motherboard