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    Installing Windows 7 OEM Multiple times?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by alaariadh, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. alaariadh

    alaariadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    Title does not fully ask what i am trying to ask.

    Iin the future if i decide to get an SSD, i want to know if i need a new copy of windows 7.

    I heard the OEM version sorta saves the MOBO into the CD-KEY(Preventing you from using it on other computers).

    Will i be able to install it on a SSD in the future without any problems?
     
    alaariadh, Sep 21, 2011
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    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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  3. alaariadh

    alaariadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    ty for the answer
     
    alaariadh, Sep 21, 2011
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    I recieved my system, immediately did a fresh format, and bought an SSD a month or two later. No problems reinstalling again then. The OEM disc allots for you wanting to clean format once in a while.

    Now, what you might have heard is that Dell OEM Windows discs look for something in the BIOS/mobo that only allows it to work on Dell systems. This in fact is true, or at least used to be.
     
    madmattd, Sep 21, 2011
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    It should be fine as long as the motherboard is still the same model.
     
    namaiki, Sep 22, 2011
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