transplanted99
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Hi...just joined eightforums from sevenforums, as there is much info on installing, but no clear answer on this particular situation when searching (my searches capture too many other scenarios).
Thought I'd ask here before taking action and wasting time and money.
I have a Client (side business) with several computers with OEM install of Win 7 (with recovery partition).
He wants to do a fresh install of Win 8.1 PRO on an SSD for them. Because of prior bad experience with upgrades, he'd rather avoid an Upgrade and copy/migrate to new drive. With what I've read so far on this, his concern is not misplaced.
I checked using Upgrade Assistant and looks like no problems that we could not handle in reinstalling their Win 8 compatible versions of their few flagged apps. Hardware minimum is definitely met.
Microsoft has changed the OEM authorization process, writing info to the BIOS. I don't think any such thing exists with a Win 7 era computer (correct?).
The question is, will running a clean install on a new drive with the new key provided (OEM DVD pkg) even work? Are there any potential "gotchas"?
Thought I'd ask here before taking action and wasting time and money.
I have a Client (side business) with several computers with OEM install of Win 7 (with recovery partition).
He wants to do a fresh install of Win 8.1 PRO on an SSD for them. Because of prior bad experience with upgrades, he'd rather avoid an Upgrade and copy/migrate to new drive. With what I've read so far on this, his concern is not misplaced.
I checked using Upgrade Assistant and looks like no problems that we could not handle in reinstalling their Win 8 compatible versions of their few flagged apps. Hardware minimum is definitely met.
Microsoft has changed the OEM authorization process, writing info to the BIOS. I don't think any such thing exists with a Win 7 era computer (correct?).
The question is, will running a clean install on a new drive with the new key provided (OEM DVD pkg) even work? Are there any potential "gotchas"?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium