Windows Laptop broken but OS is in Hard drive

figliar0

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Quote from: Jaycee99 on November 10, 2021, 10:43:12 PM

Quote from: eastactivist on November 10, 2021, 12:06:03 PM

Can you just install your hard drive in your new machine?

I installed it but it can't read the OS. in Short I can't use windows. I have old laptop which I can open I tried it there but it can't read the OS

What kind of software key is it? Some time ago I succesfully extracted keys from Microsoft products by NirSoft ProduKey - I see it has a command line option to point the program for different Windows installation. So:

install both old drive and new drive to new computer;
install new Windows on new drive;
boot new Windows and install ProduKey;
use ProduKey on old Windows directory.

Jaycee99

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Quote from: eastactivist on November 10, 2021, 12:06:03 PM

Can you just install your hard drive in your new machine?

I installed it but it can't read the OS. in Short I can't use windows. I have old laptop which I can open I tried it there but it can't read the OS

eastactivist

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Can you just install your hard drive in your new machine?

Jaycee99

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I know it's searchable but Iam afraid to try I might get a virus.....

My problem is that I need to get my product key from my hard drive, so any ideas you already tried are likely that you did yourself that worked.

So I can buy or build a PC that has no OS. and get that product key from my broken laptop to the new product PC that Iam planning to buy.

You can explain to me or if you have watched something on youtube that works, can you please share it here?.

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