Adding an SSD to a Laptop

[TheNinjaNextDor]

When I do this, what will I do about installing Windows? 

 

Thanks!

[Guest]

Backup your files and do a fresh install

[TheNinjaNextDor]

Backup your files and do a fresh install

I mean how do I get Windows onto it. I don't think it will come with a disc.

[Shd0w2]

There should be a key on the bottom of the laptop or something.

[Guest]

I mean how do I get Windows onto it. I don't think it will come with a disc.

grab an iso, put it on a usb drive or disk and boot from it. Go though the installation process. Use the product key sticker on your laptop for the product key

[Boatiy]

Im a big believer in Try before you Buy, so google blank blank .iso

[Darth_Klein]

What I did was just copy my old drive to my new SSD and it loaded into windows no problem, no product key needed. 

[0s4x]

If you don't want to do a fresh install you can get a program that'll clone your OS. Either Clonezilla or Norton Ghost are good ones to use.

[SkilledRebuilds]

You could take both drives and hook them up to a desktop, and use that machine to clone one to another.

I used this recently.

http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

Brilliant clone, set it up, source>destination, then it reboots and does the clone in the pre-boot section of Windows so it doesnt come across "in use" files.