PC upgrade.

[Peteris]

Hello, 

The time has come, that I have to upgrade my CPU. I'll be going from an fx-6300 to a Ryzen 5 1600, which includes a mobo and ram swap. 

My question is, would I still be able to use the same copy of windows already installed on the same HDD? 

When I got this PC I couldn't get the old drive to boot up windows on the new PC, while it worked fine on the old one. 

[RadiatingLight]

you can, but it needs to be a retail copy (not OEM) and linked to your Microsoft account.

 

if it is, it's simple to declare that you changed hardware on the system, and your license will transfer

 

if it's an OEM key, you need to call MS, and maybe they will switch over your license.

if you don't have a MS account, then make one and link your account to it.

[Peteris]

5 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

you can, but it needs to be a retail copy (not OEM) and linked to your Microsoft account.

 

if it is, it's simple to declare that you changed hardware on the system, and your license will transfer

 

if it's an OEM key, you need to call MS, and maybe they will switch over your license.

if you don't have a MS account, then make one and link your account to it.

Hey, thank you for the answer. 

Probably a stupid question, but how would I know which I have? 

 

[Sir Asvald]

4 minutes ago, Peteris said:

Hey, thank you for the answer. 

Probably a stupid question, but how would I know which I have? 

 

Which OS do you have? and also, when you move your HDDs/SSDs make sure you reinstall a fresh copy Windows. 

[RadiatingLight]

3 minutes ago, Peteris said:

Hey, thank you for the answer. 

Probably a stupid question, but how would I know which I have? 

 

Not a stupid question at all. I had to look it up

 

Depends where you got the PC from:

if you purchased windows yourself, you have a retail key

if you got your PC from an OEM, you have an OEM key

if you're not sure, you can paste this "slmgr.vbs /dlv" into a run windows (Win Key + R) and it will tell you which channel you're in. (OEM/Retail)

[Peteris]

1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

Which OS do you have? and also, when you move your HDDs/SSDs make sure you reinstall a fresh copy Windows. 

I'm using windows 10. 

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Not a stupid question at all. I had to look it up

 

Depends where you got the PC from:

if you purchased windows yourself, you have a retail key

if you got your PC from an OEM, you have an OEM key

if you're not sure, you can paste this "slmgr.vbs /dlv" into a run windows (Win Key + R) and it will tell you which channel you're in. (OEM/Retail)

Alright, thank you. I'll peep this out whenever I get back home. I'll report back on this post if I have further questions. 

[BDunkz]

11 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

Not a stupid question at all. I had to look it up

 

Depends where you got the PC from:

if you purchased windows yourself, you have a retail key

if you got your PC from an OEM, you have an OEM key

if you're not sure, you can paste this "slmgr.vbs /dlv" into a run windows (Win Key + R) and it will tell you which channel you're in. (OEM/Retail)

it says this for me, witch do i have?

 

[RadiatingLight]

2 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

it says this for me, witch do i have?

~!~

OEM. Says so here:

 

[BDunkz]

2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

OEM. Says so here:

 

dam, i bought it from the store though

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, BDunkz said:

dam, i bought it from the store though

for reference, this is what mine says

(Some numbers blacked out due to an abundance of caution, I don't think they are actually important, but better to be safe than sorry)

 

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, BDunkz said:

dam, i bought it from the store though

strange.

you should still be able to transfer the key, but you will need to call Microsoft, and AFAIK it's simply a waste of a decent chunk of time.

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

for reference, this is what mine says

(Some numbers blacked out due to an abundance of caution, I don't think they are actually important, but better to be safe than sorry)

 

so i cant use it when i swap out my mobo?

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, BDunkz said:

so i cant use it when i swap out my mobo?

you can, you just need to call Microsoft after the switch to transfer the license AFAIK

 

this might be worth a quick skim:

https://www.mydigitallife.net/differences-between-oem-channel-slp-nonslp-and-coa-license-product-keys/

 

"OEM:NONSLP (Non System Locked Pre-installation): Similar to retail product key, but distributed and supported by an OEM. Non-SLP product key is also not brand specific. End-users are required to perform activation by phone or activate online."

 

since it's not system locked pre-installation, then it might work with no issues. try that first. if there are issues, then a call to MS support will fix them.

[LogicalDrm]

8 hours ago, BDunkz said:

dam, i bought it from the store though

Doesn't change it. Like the thing @RadiatingLight quotes says, stores do sell both. OEM versions are sold with new systems, usually when you buy drive, mobo, CPU and RAM together. But some, like the one I used, aren't too serious about it. I'm running Win7 OEM on 3rd mobo after purchase.