Installing OEM Windows 7 on a new PC

[Gloom me]

I'm using a XPS 9100 now which is dying on me. Am building a new PC with new parts.

Is it possible to use a DELL OEM Windows 7 Pro CD to install on a new built PC? All major components are new.

 

[peterchan75]

Windows 7 OEM license will stay with PC forever once it's installed and registered with Microsoft. It cannot be installed in another PC.

 

[hoopla_punta]

OEM will work, but do you have the appropriate license key to activate it? Otherwise it will not work.

 

[killerslayer92]

I'm using a XPS 9100 now which is dying on me. Am building a new PC with new parts.

Is it possible to use a DELL OEM Windows 7 Pro CD to install on a new built PC? All major components are new.

Dell use to give the full windows installation disc with their laptops but i think nowadays they follow other manufacturer and give only the recovery disc.

u will need a legit copy of the full install disc, borrow from friend, then use ur dell OEM serial number normally found on the desktop windows sticker (or search under computer-properties)

after installing the software u will need to activate, 99.9% of the time internet activation will fail, so click on phone activation and follow the steps. this should work, if not they will direct u to a customer service rep, then u bullsh*t ur way thru

what i have experience with is reinstalling a clean (no vendor bloatware) windows vista home pre on a laptop that came with windows vista home pre license. it worked

 

[TalisMan85]

hi guys, just to check if i had installed the Win7 64bit OEM into a new computer, could i trsfed the harddisk to another computer to be used?

 

[killerslayer92]

hi guys, just to check if i had installed the Win7 64bit OEM into a new computer, could i trsfed the harddisk to another computer to be used?

juz did it with vista, works

 

[Pokémon]

hi guys, just to check if i had installed the Win7 64bit OEM into a new computer, could i trsfed the harddisk to another computer to be used?

It depends. Some might work, especially if similar chipset. If different, you'll end up with BSODs.

 

[killerslayer92]

It depends. Some might work, especially if similar chipset. If different, you'll end up with BSODs.

i swapped out a HDD with vista from a AMD gigabyte to a Intel MSI, cant get any more diverse than that