Solved win 8.1 (upgrade) migration to SSD

parental92

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Hello there, first let me explain to you the Situation

im currently using asus a42ja as my main laptop, and installed EOM version of windows 7 on it.
then i got an upgrade (from Microsoft store) to windows 8, a couple of months ago i upgraded
to windows 8.1. Long story short, i got an SSD , and i wanted to clean install windows 8.1 on it.

1. the windows update advisor for windows 8.1 wont receive the product key that i currently have (win 8 upgrade) does that mean i cant do clean installation?? or should i install win 8 and do upgrade manually (which is a pain)??

2. lets say i will do clean intall win 8 on the ssd, will my upgrade key works? will i encounter a problem with the activation process?

3. other option is to reset my win 8.1 and clone the fresh copy to the ssd , but i never done this before , only refresh, and if im resetting my computer, do i need to re activate the windows? (and will my product key works?)

4. the last and least preferred option : do windows refresh and clone the system drive to ssd.


is there some utility to backup the windows activation?all i wanted to do is do a clean install of windows 8.1 (and activate it) on the new drive.


sorry for bombing this tread with a noob question :( hopefully one of you can help me to solve this problem
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
Any of these will work.

1. You can clean install 8.1 and use generic key to install and Win 8 upgrade key to activate (I did this).
2. Yes it will (I did that as well)
3. Probably you'll not need to re-activate.
4. Not sure why you'd want to do that.

You may want to check this thread http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
As adam said...

Also an FYI - your licencing info is kept in a folder called SPP in the system directory (may be hidden)

NB. to replace on the new install you will have to stop the spp service first and restart after copying the folder across.

Good luck with the new install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    PC-DOS v1.0
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    IBM
    CPU
    Intel 8088, 4.77MHz
    Memory
    16K, 640K max
    Graphics Card(s)
    What's that?
    Sound Card
    Not quite
    Screen Resolution
    80 X 24 text
    Hard Drives
    dual 160KB 5.25-inch disk drives
Any of these will work.

1. You can clean install 8.1 and use generic key to install and Win 8 upgrade key to activate (I did this).
2. Yes it will (I did that as well)
3. Probably you'll not need to re-activate.
4. Not sure why you'd want to do that.

You may want to check this thread http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

thanks for the answer, ill do option 1 then, and can you tell me how can i download win 8.1 pro ISO (system image) file?
ive already tried the upgrade assistant but it wont let me download the windows installer onto my computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
As adam said...

Also an FYI - your licencing info is kept in a folder called SPP in the system directory (may be hidden)

NB. to replace on the new install you will have to stop the spp service first and restart after copying the folder across.

Good luck with the new install.


thanks for the tips, will try it today ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
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