Using old pc for os

[toastedcomputer]

I am staring my first PC build and am wondering if i can buy a computer for 100 dollar with windows 7 64 bit installed take out the hard drive and put it in my new build transfer the data to a ssd and get a hdd and os for 100 dollars as well as a spare computer to run elementary os (a linux distro) on. This is the computer i have in mind http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DL04H1Y/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2SOV7H6XWIQI4

 

 

 

thanks in advance for your help

[ThaneMartin4]

Sometimes the OS (as is usually the case with laptops) is locked to the motherboard, which would prevent you from transferring that to the SSD. The OS in that I would think follows the same rules. Pro tip: If the windows key has OEM in it, the key is locked to the motherboard, if it isn't just go ahead and install the windows in the new computer.

[LogicalDrm]

Prebuilds like that usually have locked OEM copy (branded). You could reuse it, but whether that works or not, is not 100% certain. And you need to call to MS for activation of it. You can get windows key for $100 anyway, or cheaper from G2A.com. Plus HDDs in those things aren't so good either so I would rather get Win8.1 key than piece of scrap like that.