Looking to replace HD, Reinstall OS?

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romero

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I am going to be replacing my HD with something a bit newer and faster. Can I reinstall the OS, in this case Vista 64-bit on the new HD, if is has been installed on the old HD? I purchased the original CD with Key.
 
MS says that if you purchased it separately (not part of a bundled package) you can. Actually even if it was purchased with a pc as long as it is the original MB you have the rights to reinstall.
 
romero said:
I am going to be replacing my HD with something a bit newer and faster. Can I reinstall the OS, in this case Vista 64-bit on the new HD, if is has been installed on the old HD? I purchased the original CD with Key.
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By original CD, do you mean OEM or retail? But yes you can probably reinstall.

By why not just use Acronis TrueImage to image your current install over to your new hard drive? If you have a Seagate or Maxtor drive, a stripped down version of Acronis TrueImage is offered by both companies.
 
Danny Bui said:
By original CD, do you mean OEM or retail? But yes you can probably reinstall.

By why not just use Acronis TrueImage to image your current install over to your new hard drive? If you have a Seagate or Maxtor drive, a stripped down version of Acronis TrueImage is offered by both companies.
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+1 for True Image suggestion. There's also Symantec Ghost, as another option. Or, you could use the linux dd command and save yourself extra $, but that's not for everyone.
 
then go ahead and reinstall.
The license just says it can only be installed on one computer at a time. New drive, same computer. You're fine.
 
romero said:
I am going to be replacing my HD with something a bit newer and faster. Can I reinstall the OS, in this case Vista 64-bit on the new HD, if is has been installed on the old HD? I purchased the original CD with Key.
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As long as you zero out the old drive, then you're fine. You just can't have the OS installed on 2 separate HDD's that are booted from.
 
sorry im a noob, but what would be the best way of zeroing out the old HD?
 
romero said:
sorry im a noob, but what would be the best way of zeroing out the old HD?
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Are you selling, moving to a dif comp, or just closeting the thing?
If selling use a secure erase program, wipe it completely (personal info more than OS), moving you're fine when you format to install a dif OS, if closeting dont worry about it.
 
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