Windows 10: Update advice on 2 computers.

I have 2 computers that I need advice for... my daughters computer I upgraded to Win 7 a few years ago. My old laptop was upgraded to Win 8 on a new SSD a few years ago also. The laptop died (i guess... no post or anything). Now I have an SSD with the Win 8 upgrade, and my daughters computer with Win 7.
I'm thinking I cannot just use the SSD in my daughters machine since it's a different mobo and the Win license won't transfer??? What can I do with the SSD and Win 8 upgrade license? I also want to get my daughters machine upgraded to Win 10. Am I best just to upgrade the Win 7 machine to 10 and bite the bullet on the Win 8 SSD? What a waste of my upgrade license.

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Synchronizing on 2 computers

I sync with my laptop at work and my home PC, both running Windows XP without any issues. I think this is happening because Activesync is still running on your pda. By default Windows Mobile minimizes applications. Thus they are left running on the device.
I recommend you download a Task Manager app ( Magic button is good and free) to really close programs or, on your device, click Start - Settings - Memory - Running Programs tab. If Activesync appears in the Running Programs List, select it and tap the Stop
button. Connect your device again. Let me know if this helps.

 

Synchronizing on 2 computers

Yeah, I was also thinking that...



As a last resort, do you think it's possible to edit or delete ActiveSync configuration files on the PDA which may contain old info?



Mike

 

The Win8 license is only good if it is a retail license. An OEM license died with the system - unless you can talk Microsoft into activating it for another PC. You have a good story with a dead PC.

The SSD you can use as any disk. And if I were you I would stay away from Windows 10.

 

well, it is a retail license... since it's only 256Gb it's not ideal for a non-system disk... and why are you on the Win 10 forum telling people to stay away from Win 10?

 

If you have 2 computers, you can upgrade both to Windows 10. Home to home Pro to Pro What seems to be the problem with upgrading to Windows 10?

 

Is there a rule who can be on the Win10 forum. But regarding the migration to Win10 from 7 or 8.1, I have a simple rule: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".

 

Their are lots of members here that can help you with upgrading your computers to Windows 10. Just so you know. *Smile

 

Maybe you can also explain why somebody should upgrade to W10. A list of additional functions that one absolutely must have would help.

 

I AM NOT going to debate this issue with you.......I also don't agree with you telling folks who are interested or want to upgrade their computer to Windows 10.....not too!!! But.......to each his own, you have a right to your opinion, and I have the same right to mine. Lets leave it at that....

 

uhhh... i haven't tried upgrading the computer yet. My concern was the ability to upgrade a desktop computer using the SSD that was in a laptop... both from a licensing perspective and ability to use the laptop SSD in the desktop.

 

Kind of a poor answer. But I did not expect any better.

 

If you make a new installation, it makes sense to go with Windows 10. My point is for upgrades of existing systems. Since W10 has few additional functions, an upgrade may not be necessary. It makes a lot of sense though if you are dealing with a touchscreen. The W10 support is a lot better.

 

It certainly would not hurt to try. Disconnect the current HDD in the desktop, connect the SSD and boot from it. If your Windows 8 does not stay activated, you should be able to activate it by initiating the phone activation sequence by running slui 4 from a command prompt.

If you want to do a clean install with Windows 10 onto the SSD installed in the desktop - you could use the Windows 7 HDD to get the genuineticket.xml file with, install the SSD, clean install Windows 10 to it, activate it by copying the genuineticket.xml to the right folder:
Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First - Windows 10 Forums

Don't worry about "using up" your Windows 8 retail license by upgrading the desktop with it. Once the upgrade to Windows 10 is done on the desktop it won't really matter if it came from the Windows 7 license for the desktop or from your Windows 8 license. In other words - the Windows 7 license can still be for the desktop (which would actually be an upgrade to Windows 10) and you can move the Windows 8 retail license to another computer after the upgrade to Windows 10.

 

Ok that can be a little tricky, but you should make a image backup 1st of the SSD, a Complete Image backup. Use the free program called Macrium Reflect. Store this image on a 2nd drive if you have one. Because as was mentioned earlier, you can't upgrade that SSD using the OS that's installed on it, if you switch computers. But once you make your image backup of that SSD then you can delete everything on the SSD. Make sure you know which one is windows 7 and which is windows 8 when do your image backup, label them so you will know. Hard drives are real cheap these days if you don't have a spare to keep the image backups on. (does not have to be a ssd for storing)

You will also need your serial numbers for both OS's just to be safe. Use this program to find your Windows product keys. If you don't know them. https://www.tenforums.com/software-ap...7-showkey.html
Once you have done your image backups, and saved them to a 2nd drive, then you can proceed to upgrade 1 of your computers. Just take it one step at a time. Making your backups, you will not lose any license abilities, on either machine.

OEM license has to stay with the computer its on. Retail license can be used on any computer.

Update: Didn't see NavyLCDR post, my bad*Redface Follow his instructions, he is very knowledgeable on this topic!!!