First what type of license is your Windows 7, OEM (preinstalled on the machine) or upgrade or retail? You cannot transfer an OEM license for one PC to another. Also merely swapping the hard drive is unlikely to work very well as the 2 systems will have very different system drivers. Windows 7 is unlikely to boot. Also some BIOS settings must be changed to accomodate Windows 7 on this model. Performance wise it will be much easier to perform A Clean Install. See my wiki Windows Reinstallation Guide: [URL]
Hello, I'm new on here so applogies if this is the wrong way to go about things. I have just purchased a new XPS 8500 i7 with windows 8 etc. My current pc is a Dell Dimension 9150 currently running Win 7 off a second HD, my question is, can I take the hard drive from this machine and install into the XPS in the spare drive bay. Reason I ask is I've been using win 7 and would prefer that to win 8, plus of course I wouldn't have to reinstall everything. Look forward to any reply. Thanks, Phil
Win7 HD to XPS PC