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| Thread ID: 128940 | 2013-01-24 12:25:00 | Upgrade to Windows 8 on a fresh SSD | darthcarnate (14113) | Press F1 |
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| 1324720 | 2013-01-24 12:25:00 | Thinking of upgrading to Windows 8 before the deadline, and moving to an SSD at the same time. Currently running Windows 7 HP on a 500GB HDD. If I install the new SSD in my system (still under Windows 7), can I then download Windows 8 Upgrade, put it on an 8GB flash drive and boot from it, and install Windows 8 to the SSD, either leaving the HDD as is or formatting the HDD, but putting the new OS on the SSD. In other words, will the upgrade still recognise that I have Windows 7 on the HDD and allow the upgrade, but onto a different drive? |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 1324721 | 2013-01-24 12:28:00 | yes.... also i would suggest getting a promo code as it greatly reduces the price of the upgrade. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1324722 | 2013-01-24 12:30:00 | Awesome, thought it would as long as I do it through the upgrader when I boot from it... are you allowed to tell me where to find those? | darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 1324723 | 2013-01-24 13:02:00 | yeah just google windows 8 promo and just full in 'your' details as they have made it easily exploitable for some reason. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1324724 | 2013-01-24 13:04:00 | Yeah just did it and realised that's what you're talking about - I built my PC about 4 months ago, but carried over the HDD and Windows 7 from an earlier build, back in 2009 or so. That won't be detected, I take it? | darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 1324725 | 2013-01-24 13:05:00 | no | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1324726 | 2013-01-24 19:11:00 | You can also do a fresh install directly onto the new HDD, dont even need an existing windows 7 to be connected. Sometimes you have to change 1 reg key afterwards to get it to activate. |
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