Clean install on old hardware (HDD) should be possible.
Changing to SSD might be the cause why windows failed to activate - if that's the case, call la Microsoft support.
p/s: Windows 8.1 original or lanun version?
Windows 10 clean install issue
Aug 8 2015, 12:43 PM
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