Windows 7 upgrade

[asheash]

Hi i have windows 7 pro on my laptop now 10 years old lol. I have just bought a new desktop with windows 7 home can i just format the new desktop and install win pro or is they an easier way don't need anything from the laptop except a bin.

the new pc has a 350-watt 80+ Bronze power supply
G3228 processor
8gb ram
and an MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 4Gb Dedicated Graphics

will i get away with this as a replacment gpu EVGA GeForce GTX 950 FTW, 2GB GDDR5 02G-P4-2958-KR

thx

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Was Win7 Pro factory-preinstalled on your laptop when you bought it?

Please do not mix several unrelated questions in the same post. Your questions about PSU & GPU should be posted separately on the Components or Systems forums since they have nothing to do with Windows 7 directly.

 

[asheash]

No it came with vista I bought 7 pro at a later date

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Well you can only install Win7 Pro on your new desktop PC using the Win7 Pro Product Key if you first remove Win7 Pro from your laptop. The single-user licence for your Win7 Pro doesn't allow you to have it installed on two computers simultaneously.

 

[asheash]

yes but to do that do i have to do something to get it off or just format the laptops c drive. and thank you

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Just format the Windows partition on your laptop - - nothing else required.

You may have to activate the new Win7 Pro installation by phone on account of the different hardware, just explain what you've done. If online activation fails, telephone number for the Microsoft Activation Centre should come up on screen, or a button to click on for telephone activation (I've done it over the phone but it was some time ago, can't remember exactly what comes up).

 

[asheash]

thank you im guessing they wont let me do the free win 10 upgrade as i managed to get it on the laptop for about a month before reverting back to 7

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Can't answer that, I never bothered upgrading to 10 (internet not fast enough in my remote area of England) so I haven't kept abreast of the upgrade terms & conditions.

 

[asheash]

Can't answer that, I never bothered upgrading to 10 (internet not fast enough in my remote area of England) so I haven't kept abreast of the upgrade terms & conditions.

lol thank you any way