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Originally Posted by nsavage
The Windows license is tied to that computer and is not portable. You need a new license for a new computer or you would be breaching the software agreement.
Whilst there are utilities that will clone drives etc. your new device will require different drivers etc. and it would likely not boot from your current install. I am sure there are ways to make it work but it would probably be more trouble than just installing everything from scratch.
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I disagree, I recently rebuilt my entire system migrated windows 7 Pro OEM from the old Intel box to the a total AMD system and it never missed a beat.
I had to reregister with MS citing "hardware failure".
The skill and knowledge of the end user will determine how well migrating will work out.
I used cloning software that came with a new NVme drive.
The OP needs to make sure they back everything up in case of a failure. Macreum reflect is what I used to make images of each partition.
I also backup the user data folders which contain the profiles.
Make sure they have copies of all licences for software they have installed.
The biggest problem will be the hardware drivers from the HP box they will cause problems.
I had all the hardware drivers downloaded and prepared on a USB ready to go when I did the install.
Most motherboards will not have an issue with win 7, the OP will most likely need to flash the BIOS or turn on a setting in BIOS before loading the OS. Read the mainboard manual for the right procedure for the board you use.
I had one minor issue, I can not remember what it was that took a little bit of work to resolve but for the most part, the system has not missed a beat.
It can be done, just requires some work.