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    Need some advices:hdd change, then inplace upgrade to wi 8.1

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Lnd27, Jan 27, 2015.

  1. Lnd27

    Lnd27 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello!
    i know than clean install always better, but

    situation: i have a laptop with windows 7 oem activation
    and planning to buy laptop with win 8.1 oem.

    idea is to swap hard drive from old notebook to new one (because older drive is better, and a lot of stuff to reinstall) and then made in place upgrade to wi8.1

    problems that i see:
    1)windows 8.1 has different edition (volume ? and one more) with one i need to use?

    2)how to restore win 8.1 activations after upgrade?
    any ideas are welcome!)
     
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    after some research i found that windows 8.1 can be Core and Single language Editions. and it can be viewed inside property window.

    for a second questions, i found something that i can see my oem key inside bios.
    but will knowing key enought for activation?
    (windows 7 required key+sertificat for activation)
     
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