How to access Win 7 hd in Win 8.1

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I have a hard drive in an external case that came out of a Win 7 laptop. I just gotta new laptop with Win 8 (acutally 8.1) on it now. How can I make it boot up just like it did in the Win 7 laptop? What more info do u need to help u help me?

Thank u SO much
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 7
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    dunno
    Motherboard
    dunno (sorry)
How can I make it boot up just like it did in the Win 7 laptop?
IF by this, you mean boot into Win7 using the drive in an external case, I don't think you can. Prior to Win8, windows was not designed to be runnable from an external drive.
 

My Computer

If you clone to your new Notebook, you need a new Windows 7 Product key to ACTIVATE.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
What do you wish to accomplish by booting to it? It can be done but its not easy and may not be legal. If it was a factory OEM install its going fail activation right away. The drivers on it will be for the old hardware too so that may cause issues like BSOD.

EDIT: If all you want is access to the data on the drive you don't have to do anything. Just plug it in and browse it though explorer. You may have to take ownership of some folders to look at their contents.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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