Hi. Sorry if this topic could have been easily discovered without having to post this thread. But, I searched the Net quite a bit, and cannot get a specific answer. Also, I want to get started on this project as soon as I can.
All I am trying to find out is this: I have an authentic Windows 7 Microsoft COA -- not an OEM from a Dell, HP, etc. Just a Windows 7 license product key and the DVD to install it. It is currently installed on an HDD in one of my PCs. I want to install the Windows DVD onto a new, blank, HDD in another computer and use the product key that is being used on the prior HDD to activate it.
Can I simply enter the product key after installation, and it will switch the authentication when I use the phone system? And so I will be able to leave Windows 7 on the other drive if at some point I want to switch it back?
I am hoping so, as this will cut down the work time for what I am doing.
Thanks.
(P.S. Off topic, but how do I request a sticky for a thread on this forum?)
All I am trying to find out is this: I have an authentic Windows 7 Microsoft COA -- not an OEM from a Dell, HP, etc. Just a Windows 7 license product key and the DVD to install it. It is currently installed on an HDD in one of my PCs. I want to install the Windows DVD onto a new, blank, HDD in another computer and use the product key that is being used on the prior HDD to activate it.
Can I simply enter the product key after installation, and it will switch the authentication when I use the phone system? And so I will be able to leave Windows 7 on the other drive if at some point I want to switch it back?
I am hoping so, as this will cut down the work time for what I am doing.
Thanks.
(P.S. Off topic, but how do I request a sticky for a thread on this forum?)