(ES) Mr. Bigglesworth Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 So, I am buying a new computer, and I was wondering if I could save the 150 bucks of a new operating system by moving my current one to the new machine. My current operating system is Windows 8 - 64 bit(6.2, build 9200) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Microsoft would never allow it, they need the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasuke200 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Are you planning on moving Hard Drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ES) Mr. Bigglesworth Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Are you planning on moving Hard Drives? no, as my compuetr right now is a laptop, and i'm building a desktop. If i could remove my current one there is no reason for me to get rid of it, it's only 8 months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liddojunior Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 To be able to do that You will need the ios image on a dvd or usb drive. Use the dvd that came with your current OS because without a key or an msdn subscription getting the image is impossible. You will also need to get the current product key off your computer. It isn't hard to get and if needed there are 3rd party software available to do that. However if your current pc OS was oem or the key was mass distributed, such as msdn, it will be impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ES) Mr. Bigglesworth Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 dang, because the operating system came with the computer, but there is so indication as far as I can see that it is OEM or MSDM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallywalrus_ Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 SURE, i did it twice, phone em up! If it doesn't happen first time, phone again to get a different representative. They'll refresh your licence key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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