Switching Hard Drives

[Kiwi_strider]

OK so i have two computer one is a home computer and one is a gaming computer. On the home computer it is getting the free windows 10 upgrade. On my computer used for gaming its not because i am running a un-legitimate copy of windows. So my question is can i swap the hard drives so i can have a legitimate copy of windows 10 for my gaming computer?

 

[ESPclipse]

The keys are usually tied to the motherboard, so it probably won't work.

 

[Kiwi_strider]

The keys are usually tied to the motherboard, so it probably won't work.

So once its tied to one mother board then can it not be re tied?

 

[ESPclipse]

The keys are usually tied to the motherboard, so it probably won't work.

So once its tied to one mother board then can it not be re tied?

That's right. You are probably best off buying a copy of Windows 7 off of ebay and upgrading, if you want a full, legal copy of Windows 10. Or wait for a cracked version, if that's your bag

 

[Kiwi_strider]

The keys are usually tied to the motherboard, so it probably won't work.

So once its tied to one mother board then can it not be re tied?

That's right. You are probably best off buying a copy of Windows 7 off of ebay and upgrading, if you want a full, legal copy of Windows 10. Or wait for a cracked version, if that's your bag

Well along time ago when i first got this pc it had a legitimate copy on windows 7. I still have the disc and the booklet should i re install it. If i do will i be able to upgrade to windows 10?

 

[drtweak]

IF the PRODUCT KEY you have as legal then yes, you can just reinstall with the legit key, activate it, and then upgrade.

 

[ESPclipse]

The keys are usually tied to the motherboard, so it probably won't work.

So once its tied to one mother board then can it not be re tied?

That's right. You are probably best off buying a copy of Windows 7 off of ebay and upgrading, if you want a full, legal copy of Windows 10. Or wait for a cracked version, if that's your bag

Well along time ago when i first got this pc it had a legitimate copy on windows 7. I still have the disc and the booklet should i re install it. If i do will i be able to upgrade to windows 10?

Assuming that the system is mostly the same, yes that should work out for you