I tried repairing with the Win 7 install disk that I had bought originally, but again, it would not recognize the old drive in order to progress forward.
The Win 7 OS was an upgrade over XP, so it isn't an OEM version. However, when theog asked about the x64 license, I realized that the Win 7...
Here's the deal: I threw away my old computer, but kept the Windows 7 SATA drive. I bought a new computer with Windows 8, and plugged my Windows 7 drive into the next SATA slot hoping to be able to setup a dual boot mode. Of course, nothing is ever that easy.
I can access the Win 7 drive...