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Windows transition question (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter chet
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Footballguy
Do you have separate data and OS partitions? If so, clone the window's partition over to your SSD, and then transfer data.
If not, is the old size larger than your new SSD? If not, clone the old partition. If it is, get an external hard drive, to transfer enough stuff over to, in order to get the size below your SSD, and then clone to your SSD.
If not, is the old size larger than your new SSD? If not, clone the old partition. If it is, get an external hard drive, to transfer enough stuff over to, in order to get the size below your SSD, and then clone to your SSD.
Joe Summer
Footballguy
First, buy a cloner. Here is one for $20.
Then buy an M2 adapter. Here is one for $5.
Then clone the old drive to the SSD.
Or, you can download the Windows 7 ISO and then buy a Windows 7 product key online for $20 and then use the media creation tool to upgrade to Windows 10.
If you've got the original Windows 7 sticker for the computer, you can just reuse it.
Then buy an M2 adapter. Here is one for $5.
Then clone the old drive to the SSD.
Or, you can download the Windows 7 ISO and then buy a Windows 7 product key online for $20 and then use the media creation tool to upgrade to Windows 10.
If you've got the original Windows 7 sticker for the computer, you can just reuse it.
LAUNCH
Footballguy
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Create Windows 10 installation media
To get started, you will first need to have a license to install Windows 10. You can then download and run the media creation tool. For more information on how to use the tool, see the instructions below.
chet
Footballguy
Holy hell do they make this a difficult and annoying process. Trying to download Win 7 ISO and it asks for my key. After I type it in, I get to a page saying not to refresh as it will cancel the entry and this process can take several minutes to validate my product key. After 15 minutes on the same page with the swirling circle, I closed it. I will gladly pay $20 to bypass this nonsense.
rodg12
Footballguy
chet
Footballguy
I agree with both of you so I bit the bullet and bought a new version of Win 10 home. It's downloading now.
Should I format the SSD (erase the clone I did last night)? I don't want a bunch of old windows files all over the place.
rodg12
Footballguy
chet
Footballguy
abbottjamesr
Footballguy
Sounds like you got this figured out, but for future reference you don't need to purchase windows to download the iso onto a usb stick or to install windows. It will install fine and even update without issue with out being activated. After 30 days you get a watermark on the bottom of you screen that says "Activate Windows". Its really not that bad. If it gets annoying to you there are licenses for sale on ebay for $10-15.
