I have a used computer with Windows 7 installed on it. The product key is on a sticker on the bottom. The computer is dead, but the hard drive works. How can I transfer Windows 7 onto a new computer that does not have Windows 7 installed? I do not want to use the old hard drive in the new computer because it's too old, slow, and small.
Answer
You can create a system image using a third party software such as Acronis True Image, Norton Ghost or a free software such as Easeus Disk Copy and image the new drive.
There is also the built-in Backup/Restore functions which essentially does the same thing.
Microsoft provides the following guides to system images:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-a-system-image
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup
The following tutorial is very simple to follow through the entire process of backing up and restoring:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7/
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