Need to changed my licened OS to a new laptop

Closed
nanjayarathne Posts 1 Registration date Monday May 24, 2010 Status Member Last seen May 24, 2010 - May 24, 2010 at 06:09 AM
Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - May 24, 2010 at 07:13 AM
Hello,

i have a new laptop. i need to install my previous OS( Windows 7 Professional) on it. can i use the key directly? if not what is the procedure.

Related:

1 response

Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,171
May 24, 2010 at 07:13 AM
Greetings

It all depends on the number of licenses on the CD. If you have two, you are okay. If not and you install on the new laptop, you will not be able to register and the installation will fail. If you try to bypass registration you will get messages that your copy is not genuine.

You must therefore contact Microsoft who will require certification that you have removed the OS from the previous machine.

Regards
0