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TSduffifie
post Dec 6 2018, 11:48 AM, updated 6y ago

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Hi Guys,

I have Windows 7 on my laptop and I upgraded to Windows 10 for free on my laptop. Now, I want to buy new SSD 500GB. Should I reinstall Windwos 7 and then, upgrade to Windows 10 or can I install Windows 10 straight without upgrading manually?


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post Dec 6 2018, 11:52 AM

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post Dec 6 2018, 11:54 AM

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Install a new Windows 10 same version with what you upgraded last time

Use your old Windows 7 key to reactivate
kyogre
post Dec 6 2018, 11:56 AM

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u can upgrade straight from win 10. during installation, u can just skip when it ask for product key. ur pc will auto activate when connected to internet
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post Dec 6 2018, 11:56 AM

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QUOTE(duffifie @ Dec 6 2018, 11:48 AM)
Hi Guys,

I have Windows 7 on my laptop and I upgraded to Windows 10 for free on my laptop. Now, I want to buy new SSD 500GB. Should I reinstall Windwos 7 and then, upgrade to Windows 10 or can I install Windows 10 straight without upgrading manually?
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Check whether your laptop manufacturer has implement authentication through BIOS, like how Dell has it. If it has, you can directly install Windows 10 and it will be authenticated automatically.
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post Dec 6 2018, 11:56 AM

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QUOTE(duffifie @ Dec 6 2018, 11:48 AM)
Hi Guys,

I have Windows 7 on my laptop and I upgraded to Windows 10 for free on my laptop. Now, I want to buy new SSD 500GB. Should I reinstall Windwos 7 and then, upgrade to Windows 10 or can I install Windows 10 straight without upgrading manually?
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Microsoft got support one mah, x know how to contact them?
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post Dec 6 2018, 11:56 AM

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Windows 10 already recognised your laptop. Just reinstall same version and will auto activate. Have done this many times. Works as long as you have not changed the motherboard.
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post Dec 6 2018, 11:57 AM

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clone better n easier
TSduffifie
post Dec 6 2018, 01:25 PM

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Thanks guys. I will try to install Windows 10, activate it and will let you know if I encounter any problems.
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post Dec 6 2018, 02:59 PM

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yeah just go straight with w10 clean install and skip the part that ask for key; it will be activated automatically

in case your machine is a laptop and the stock os is different from what you're using now, you can still use ei.cfg to let you choose the matching w10 edition.
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post Dec 7 2018, 09:19 AM

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Windows 10 was recognized your PC hardware and the activation already sent to Microsoft server. Your PC motherboard hardware ID already registered and bound with Windows 10 activation (please do not compare Windows 7 with Windows 10 because they are totally a different activation system). So you just need to do a bootable clean install for your new SSD (my best recommendation).

Clone from the old harddisk does not optimize the performance of your SSD.

Your Windows 10 will be pre-activated after you done a clean install on your new SSD.

This post has been edited by junclj: Dec 7 2018, 09:26 AM
regnessem
post Dec 11 2018, 02:47 PM

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unless you want a fresh OS on your SSD, i would suggest you to clone your hard disk to ssd; that would be easier especially with many free tools that can get it done easily.

 

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