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HardDrive swap for OS upgrade purposes

  • 08-10-2011 5:48pm
    #1
    spontaneous luke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    i want windows 7 for the pc i'm building but don't want to pay full retail. i can get the upgrade at student discount prices but i don't have an older OS installed on the new pc. can i take the hard drive out of an old laptop, (running windows 2000 professional) hook it up to the new pc, run 2000 pro and then upgrade it to windows 7?


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  • #2
    GarIT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    No, you can only upgrade to Windows Seven from a licenced copy of Windows Vista.


  • #3
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Buy an OEM copy of Windows 7 is your best bet, If your a student see if your course grants you access to MSDN Academic, you can get Windows 7 Pro for free if thats the case ;)

    Nick

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