Same OS new PC

[Guest]

How would I use a single installation operating system that has been
installed on an old computer, on a new one? Do I have to release the
registration before using the operating system on a new computer?
Thanks.

 

[DL]

If retail version simply install on new sys, if online activation fails use
tel.activation
If OEM o/s its tied to the sys it was supplied with

 

[Shenan Stanley]

How would I use a single installation operating system that has been
installed on an old computer, on a new one? Do I have to release the
registration before using the operating system on a new computer?

Was the OS installed on the old computer by you or did the old computer come
with the OS installed (and possibly a sticker on the computer with the COA?)

If you bought and installed the OS yourself, did the OS come in a nice box
or wrapped in cellophane with a cardboard backing (possibly)?

Does the installation media for the old OS have "OEM" on it anywhere?

If pre-installed, if cellophane wrapped or if it does have OEM on it - then
you cannot (by the terms of the EULA) transfer the installation in any form
from the original install - no matter what happens to the machine.

If it is a RETAIL copy - meaning you bought it at a store, nice box, etc -
then format the old machine - install on the new machine - activate - move
on.